title: Soleus accessorius, an anomalous muscle in a young athlete: case report and analysis of the literature.
abstract: The soleus accessory muscle is a rare anatomical variation. It usually appears as a soft tissue mass and may be mistaken for a tumour or an inflammatory lesion. The differential diagnoses include ganglion, lipoma, haemangioma, synovioma, and sarcoma. This is a report of such a muscle mass in the leg of a young athlete with 16 years follow up. A review of the English literature on this subject is also presented.
authors.affiliation: 1st Orthopaedic Department, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Christodoulou
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Terzidis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Natsis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gigis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pournaras
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001490:Basketball; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis