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Juxta-articular inflammatory masses, sternomanubrial or sternoclavicular, were noted in two women who were subsequently found to have ankylosing spondylitis. The differential diagnosis of juxta-articular masses should include systemic rheumatic disorders as well as tumor or infection.
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Lindsley, H.B., De Smet, A.A. & Neff, J.R. Ankylosing spondylitis presenting as juxta-articular masses in females. Skeletal Radiol 16, 142–145 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00367763
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