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Query: UMLS:C0027121 (myositis)
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A rapidly enlarging lump in the neck of an adolescent, is a cause for concern. Amongst the various clinical differential diagnoses, including lymphoma and other malignant lesions, focal myositis is an unusual cause. To date, only two such cases affecting the sternomastoid have been reported worldwide. We report a further similar case.
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PMID:Rapidly enlarging lump in the neck: is it a tumour? 1107 85

A 46-year-old woman noticed a painful lump in the neck following fluctuating multiple arthralgia in the previous 3 months. The neck nodule grew rapidly, and was associated with an elevation of the serum creatine kinase activity. Under a diagnosis of focal myositis, corticosteroids were introduced, soon resulting in an amelioration of the symptoms. A biopsy from the neck nodule revealed a muscle tissue with scattered foci of densely packed inflammatory cells. Some of the cells had features similar to the granuloma, which were compact collection of cells and partial tendency of the cell fusion. These findings suggest a close relation between some cases focal myositis and granulomatous myopathy.
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PMID:[Rapid progressive focal myositis of the head and neck region: a case report]. 2442 42