Aspiration biopsy of nodular sarcoidosis of the muscle

Diagn Cytopathol. 2002 Feb;26(2):109-12. doi: 10.1002/dc.10055.

Abstract

The nodular form of muscular sarcoidosis is rare and the condition is often confused with a soft tissue neoplasm. We present a case of nodular muscular sarcoidosis of the right calf in a 52-yr-old woman which was diagnosed by thin-needle aspiration biopsy (TNAB). In this patient, a calf mass was the initial manifestation of sarcoidosis. Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic scans of the calf showed a mass with peripheral ring-like enhancement. T2-weighted magnetic resonance images demonstrated a mass with central hypointensity and marked peripheral hyperintensity. TNAB revealed noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas in association with multinucleated giant cells. Combined with the radiologic findings, TNAB is considered a useful modality for the diagnosis of nodular muscular sarcoidosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology*
  • Muscular Diseases / pathology*
  • Sarcoidosis / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed