title: Accessory soleus presenting as a posterior ankle mass: a case report and literature review.
abstract: The accessory soleus muscle is a rare anatomic variant that may present as a mass in the posterior-medial aspect of the ankle in young adults. The presence of such a mass may result in pain and difficulty with running. We present a case of accessory soleus muscle in a 21-year-old soldier and review the literature. We present the first magnetic resonance imaging studies in the American literature, to our knowledge, of this unusual anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Travis
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Pitcher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology