When you hear the word “ultrasound,” you may think of its application during pregnancy as a tool that can generate images of the womb. This is diagnostic ultrasound used to capture images of organs ...

A doctor may use an ultrasound scan as one of the first tests to diagnose and assess a soft tissue sarcoma. An ultrasound can help doctors determine the nature of the lump and plan the most effective ...

In patients with hemophilia, bleeding commonly leads to degenerative arthropathy, making it critical to identify joint abnormalities and their severity at an early stage in order to initiate ...

The bones are also a supporting tissue. Cancers that start in the bones are called bone sarcomas or primary bone cancers. These are often treated differently from soft tissue sarcomas. Most people ...

abcess Ultrasonography provides little benefit when there is confidence in the clinical evaluation of cutaneous abscess, but can provide useful guidance when this is not the case. While ...

Soft tissue sarcoma is metastatic if it has spread to areas in the body away from the location of the original tumor. Soft tissue sarcoma may spread through the bloodstream or lymphatic system to ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...