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Published in: Skeletal Radiology 1/2016

01-01-2016 | Case Report

Intramuscular granular cell tumor: emphasizing the stripe sign

Authors: Eun Sil Kim, Seun Ah Lee, Baek Hyun Kim, Chul Hwan Kim

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

We present a case of an intramuscular granular cell tumor in the thigh manifesting a ‘stripe sign’ on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This MR finding may correspond with the entrapped muscle fibers within the tumor, which demonstrated parallel arrangement on histopathologic examination. In addition, other disease entities characterized by the presence of this sign such as proliferative myositis, heterotopic ossification, and muscular sarcoidosis will be reviewed.
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Metadata
Title
Intramuscular granular cell tumor: emphasizing the stripe sign
Authors
Eun Sil Kim
Seun Ah Lee
Baek Hyun Kim
Chul Hwan Kim
Publication date
01-01-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Skeletal Radiology / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-015-2247-9

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