Clinical Study
Chronic Expanding Hematoma in the Extremities: A Clinical Problem of Adhesion to the Surrounding Tissues
Table 1
Summary of chronic expanding hematomas in the extremities.
| Case | Age (yr)/gender | Location | Shallow/deep | Size | Duration | Trauma | Anticoagulation | Cystic findings | Adherent tissue |
| #1 | 67/M | Knee | Shallow | 7 cm | 10 years | − | + | − | Fascia | #2 | 69/F | Thigh | Deep | 25 cm | 10 years | − | − | + | Nerve, fascia | #3 | 61/M | Thigh | Shallow | 9 cm | 3 years | + | − | + | Skin, fascia | #4 | 68/M | Thigh | Shallow | 17 cm | 23 years | + | − | − | Skin, fascia | #5 | 54/M | Thigh | Shallow | 20 cm | 15 years | + | − | + | Fascia | #6 | 61/M | Knee | Shallow | 10 cm | 30 years | − | − | + | Skin, fascia | #7 | 79/M | Knee | Shallow | 7 cm | 9 years | − | − | + | Fascia |
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M: male; F: female.
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