title: Accessory soleus muscle mimicking a soft tissue tumor. A report of 2 patients.
abstract: An accessory soleus muscle is rare, and may present as a soft tissue tumor at the ankle. We report 2 patients in whom the diagnosis was not considered until after surgical exploration. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after biopsy clearly identified muscle tissue, and electromyography showed normal motor unit activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Imanse
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Golding
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Koomen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meijer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*