Ossifying fasciitis at an extraordinary site – a case report and analysis of diagnostic pitfalls

Ossifying fasciitis at an extraordinary site – a case report and analysis of diagnostic pitfalls

Ossifying fasciitis is a very rare disease of reactive character; however, it can mimic malignant lesions, especially osteosarcoma. We report a case of a 30-year-old woman, who experienced a rapidly growing painful lesion of the left knee joint, preceded by a trauma. The tumor was resected, and the...

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Main Authors: Łukasz Kowalczyk, Marcin Braun, Bartłomiej Tomasik, Dominika Piasecka, Dominika Michno, Jacek Fijuth, Dorota Jesionek-Kupnicka, Radzisław Kordek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2019-06-01
Series:Contemporary Oncology
Subjects:
fasciitis ossificans
ossifying fasciitis
osteosarcoma
knee
patellar retinaculum
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