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Proliferative myositis: a case of a pseudomalignant process
M Gysen1, S Stroobants, L Mortelmans
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, U. Z. Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
|December 19, 1998
Summary
This case report details proliferative myositis, a rare inflammatory pseudotumor of skeletal muscle. It highlights the common misdiagnosis of this condition as cancer.
Area of Science:
- Pathology
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
Background:
- Proliferative myositis is an uncommon inflammatory pseudotumor affecting skeletal muscle.
- This condition is frequently misdiagnosed as a malignant neoplasm due to its presentation.