An infiltrating rheumatoid nodule?

The case is presented of a patient with mild rheumatoid arthritis who developed an enlarged painful tissue mass in the left lower leg. Although the history, clinical, and imaging appearances suggested that it was a soft tissue sarcoma, a biopsy specimen showed histological features consistent with e...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of the rheumatic diseases 1992-05, Vol.51 (5), p.688-689
Hauptverfasser:	Isdale, A H, Helliwell, P S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arthritis, Rheumatoid - pathology Biological and medical sciences Diagnosis, Differential Diseases of the osteoarticular system Female Fibrosis Humans Inflammatory joint diseases Medical sciences Middle Aged Rheumatoid Nodule - diagnosis Rheumatoid Nodule - pathology Sarcoma - diagnosis Sarcoma - pathology Soft Tissue Neoplasms - diagnosis Soft Tissue Neoplasms - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	The case is presented of a patient with mild rheumatoid arthritis who developed an enlarged painful tissue mass in the left lower leg. Although the history, clinical, and imaging appearances suggested that it was a soft tissue sarcoma, a biopsy specimen showed histological features consistent with either a rheumatoid nodule or subcutaneous granuloma annulare.
ISSN:	0003-4967 1468-2060
DOI:	10.1136/ard.51.5.688