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Non-traumatic myositis ossificans in the paraspinal muscles

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Myositis ossificans circumscripta (MOC) is a benign condition of heterotopic bone formation that remains difficult to distinguish from soft-tissue and bone malignancies. We describe an unusual case of non-traumatic MOC in the cervical paraspinal muscle. The diagnosis could only be established after surgery and histological examination. We present a review of the literature on this subject and discuss some related features (radiological and histological).

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Hôpital Saint-Pierre, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1000, Brussels, Belgium

    Sven Saussez, Catherine Blaivie & Gilbert Chantrain

  2. Department of Anatomy, University of Mons-Hainaut Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Avenue du champ de Mars 6 Pentagone 2A, 7000, Mons, Belgium

    Sven Saussez

  3. Department of Radiology, Institut Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1000, Brussels, Belgium

    Marc Lemort

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Saussez, S., Blaivie, C., Lemort, M. et al. Non-traumatic myositis ossificans in the paraspinal muscles. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 263, 331–335 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-005-0997-z

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