Claw sign (mass)

Last revised by Maulik S Patel on 20 Oct 2024

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Patel M, Niknejad M, et al. Claw sign (mass). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-14016

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-14016

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/14016?embed_domain=fkgfeaby.ebecbve.dbz%255850%25588c3%25588e

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14016

Article created:

15 Jun 2011, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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Last revised:

20 Oct 2024, Maulik S Patel

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Systems:

Central Nervous System, Urogenital

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Signs

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Claw-sign

The claw sign is useful in determining that a mass arises from a solid structure rather than is located adjacent to it and distorts the outline.

It refers to the sharp angles on either side of the mass, which the surrounding normal parenchyma forms when the mass has arisen from the parenchyma. As such, normal parenchyma extends some way around the mass.

Examples where a claw sign is useful include: