Journal article
Masses in the extensor mechanism of the knee: an unusual presentation of gout
Maġallat al-ṭibbiyat al-lubnāniyyat, Vol.61(3), pp.183-186
07/2013
DOI: 10.12816/0001448
PMID: 24422370
Abstract
Tophaceous gout presenting as a soft tissue mass in an unusual location can pose a diagnostic challenge for radiologists. Tophi sometimes occur in a variety of unusual anatomic locations making them difficult to distinguish from tumors such as sarcomas. We report two cases of gout in the extensor mechanism of the knee, with imaging findings that were initially concerning for a neoplasm. One mass occurred in the patellar tendon and the other mass involved the quadriceps tendon. Both lesions had enigmatic imaging findings and to arrive at a definitive diagnosis, incisional biopsies were performed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Masses in the extensor mechanism of the knee: an unusual presentation of gout
- Creators
- Paul Jabour - Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAKarim Masrouha - Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dept of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonMichael Gailey - Dept of Pathology ,University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USAGeorges Y El-Khoury - Musculoskeletal Radiology Section-Dept of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Maġallat al-ṭibbiyat al-lubnāniyyat, Vol.61(3), pp.183-186
- Publisher
- Lebanon
- DOI
- 10.12816/0001448
- PMID
- 24422370
- ISSN
- 0023-9852
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2013
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984040331902771
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