Solitary cysticercosis of the biceps brachii in a vegetarian: a rare and unusual pseudotumor.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a 40-year-old man with cysticercosis presenting as a solitary tumor in the biceps brachii muscle. Physical examination revealed an intramuscular mass and magnetic resonance imaging suggested a cyst. The histologic diagnosis was a cysticercus. Such solitary presentation of muscular cysticercosis is extremely rare with only a handful of sporadic reports in the literature.
Medical subject headings
- Cysticercosis
- Diet, Vegetarian
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Muscular Diseases