Calcific Myonecrosis Mimicking an Invasive Soft-Tissue Neoplasm. A Case Report and Review of the Literature

We report the case of a patient who was seen because of a painless, enlarging mass in the anterior and lateral compartments of the leg thirty years after he had been hit by an automobile. At the time of the initial injury, he had sustained damage to the knee, a partial sciatic-nerve palsy, and a pro...

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Published in:Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 1998-08, Vol.80 (8), p.1193-97
Main Authors: ZOHMAN, GARY L, PIERCE, JONATHAN, CHAPMAN, MICHAEL W, GREENSPAN, ADAM, GANDOUR-EDWARDS, REGINA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Calcinosis - diagnosis
Diseases of striated muscles. Neuromuscular diseases
Humans
Leg
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Muscle Fibers, Skeletal - pathology
Muscle, Skeletal - pathology
Necrosis
Neurology
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - diagnosis
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Summary:We report the case of a patient who was seen because of a painless, enlarging mass in the anterior and lateral compartments of the leg thirty years after he had been hit by an automobile. At the time of the initial injury, he had sustained damage to the knee, a partial sciatic-nerve palsy, and a probable compartment syndrome of the leg. The case of our patient differs substantially from previously reported cases of calcific myonecrosis in that there was extensive erosion of bone, giving the lesion the appearance of an invasive neoplasm.
ISSN:0021-9355
1535-1386
DOI:10.2106/00004623-199808000-00013