RUPTURED DEEP FEMORAL-ARTERY ANEURYSM SIMULATING A SOFT-TISSUE SARCOMA - A CASE-REPORT

False aneurysms of the deep femoral artery are uncommon. The presentat ion in the 80-year-old woman described in this case report was unique in that the pseudoaneurysm was subacute; after an initial hemorrhage, compression of the pseudoaneurysm by the deep femoral artery resulted in a large hematoma suggestive of a soft-tissue sarcoma. The recommend ed management was angiography, computed tomography and magnetic resona nce imaging to differentiate between a false aneurysm and a tumour fol lowed by treatment for the vascular lesion. Such an approach will prev ent tumour spread and uncontrollable hemorrhage.