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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;70:1718-1720
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Myositis ossificans of the chest wall simulating malignant neoplasm

Joung Taek Kim, MDa, Yong Han Yoon, MDa,b,c, Wan Ki Baek, MDa,b,c, Jae Yul Han, MDa,b,c, Young Chae Chu, MDa,b,c, Hyung-Jin Kim, MDa,b,c

a Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inha University Hospital, Inchon, South Korea
b Department of Pathology, Inha University Hospital, Inchon, South Korea
c Department of Radiology, Inha University Hospital, Inchon, South Korea

Address reprint requests to Dr Joung Taek Kim, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inha University Hospital, 7-206 Shinheung-dong 3 GA, Junggu, Inchon 400-103, Korea
e-mail: jtkim{at}inha.ac.kr

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.






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