Pyomyositis mimicking soft-tissue sarcoma.
A case of pyomyositis mimicking a soft-tissue sarcoma of the adductor muscle group is described. The aetiology and several presentations of pyomyositis and their differential diagnosis from sarcoma are discussed.
Pittam
M R
MR
Academic Surgical Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London.
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D013492:Suppuration; D013848:Thigh