Accessory soleus muscle simulating a soft tissue tumor of the posteromedial ankle region.
The author reports the case of an adolescent male diagnosed with a symptomatic accessory soleus muscle. Surgical exploration with intraoperative appearance is depicted. This malady is uncommon, although it has been reported primarily as a unilateral entity.
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Bone and Joint Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
D000293:Adolescent; D000842:Ankle / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis