Open AccessMyositis ossificans in the infraspinatus muscle: The key to diagnosis
Author(s) -
Stavride Eliza,
Bintoudi Antonia,
Zagalioti Sofia–Chrysovalantou,
Galanis Nikiforos
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2439
Subject(s) - myositis ossificans , medicine , lesion , pathology , stage (stratigraphy) , dermatology , radiology , paleontology , biology
The zone phenomenon is the most important diagnostic feature in differentiating myositis ossificans from malignancies such as osteosarcomas, which calcify from the center to the periphery and its presence in our late‐stage lesion was the key to diagnosis.