1Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu
2Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Science, Bhuj, Gujarat
3Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu
4Professor, Department of Pathology, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
Online published on 11 November, 2013.
Tumors of the supporting tissues of the body constitute a heterogeneous group in terms of clinical presentation, morphological features and clinical behavior. The biological spectrum of these lesions is so vast and diverse, that they continue to be an enigma to both clinicians & pathologists.
The material for this study was obtained from 153 patients who presented with a mass to Rajah Muthiah Medical College Hospital and private laboratories in Chidambaram of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, around July, 2000 to July, 2005.
A total of 151 cases of Soft tissue tumors were studied of which: 90.73% were benign tumors, Benign tumors occurred more commonly in the 3rd to 4th decade while malignant tumors occurred in the 5th and 6th decade, Majority of the Soft tissue tumors occurred in the extremities (54.31%).
Tumors, Malignancy, Swellings
