Comparing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical and Radiological Measures in Hand Soft-Tissue Masses.

Introduction Imaging modalities are imperative to aid in diagnosing hand soft-tissue tumors. Limited insight is available into the diagnostic accuracy of history and physical examination in comparison to radiological diagnosis.  Methods In this retrospective analysis, data of patients with hand soft-tissue tumors that were surgically treated and diagnosed through biopsy were extracted; taking this as a reference, the sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values and likelihood ratios of the clinical approach and radiological tools were contrasted against each other.