title: Myositis ossificans of the chest wall simulating malignant neoplasm.
abstract: Myositis ossificans originating from the chest wall is extremely rare. We report a case of myositis ossificans occurring in a young woman with progressive painful swelling in the chest wall. Preoperative examination suggested a malignant neoplasm originating from soft tissue. Although rare, myositis ossificans is one of the potential causes of painful swelling in the chest wall, and can be mistaken for a malignant neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inha University Hospital, Inchon, Korea. jtkim@inha.ac.kr
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*