Clinico-pathological study of soft tissue tumors

Abstract

Soft tissue tumors (STT) are a diverse group of tumors. The prognosis of soft tissue tumors is unpredictable and aggressive if not diagnosed early. A vast majority of STT are benign, having a very high cure rate following surgical excision. Benign tumors vary widely in appearance and behavior. The sub-classification of these benign tumors is essential for prognosis as well as clinical management of patients. Histopathology is considered gold standard in the diagnosis of benign STT. To study the clinicopathological profile of benign STT in terms of incidence, age, sex, site distribution, gross and histopathological features and their correlation with clinical diagnosis.This descriptive study included 249 patients with benign STT whose excision specimens were analyzed in the Department of Pathology over five years from January 2013 to December 2017.Benign STT constituted 14.7% of all types of neoplasms in the present study. Among STT, benign tumors formed the majority (92.2%). Adipocytic tumors formed the most common histologic group. Benign STT showed a slight male preponderance with peak incidence in the fourth decade. The most common site of occurrence was the trunk followed by head and neck.With this study, we were able to reassess the clinicopathological profile of benign soft tissue STT and their different types with respect to age, sex, and site distribution.