The many faces of sarcoidosis: asymptomatic muscle mass mimicking giant-cell tumor
Kolilekas L et al. - Sarcoidosis is a chronic, multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Muscle involvement is frequent, but often asymptomatic. There are three forms of muscular sarcoidosis: only the nodular type can be recognized by imaging. MRI and 18F-FDG PET–CT are the best methods to attempt the diagnosis of nodular muscular sarcoidosis; nevertheless, the lesion can mimic a malignant tumor. [more...]
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