Chronic osteomyelitis mimicking sarcoma.
This report describes a rare case of chronic osteomyelitis in a 60 year old man mimicking a soft tissue sarcoma. Chronic osteomyelitis is an infrequent cause of a soft tissue mass and is usually diagnosed clinically by a combination of radiology and microbiology. Rarely, COM can mimic a primary bony neoplasm, but this is the first reported case where it mimicked a soft tissue sarcoma. The clinical, radiological, and histological appearances of this case will be discussed.
Gulmann
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Young
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Tolan
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O'Riordan
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Leader
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012272:Ribs; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*