The Korean Journal of Medicine

The Korean Association of Internal Medicine (대한내과학회)
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A Case of Nodular Muscular Sarcoidosis Mimicking a Tumor

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  • Ahn, Se-Han (Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Min-Su (Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital) ;
  • Han, Min-Sung (Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital) ;
  • Yoon, Jung-Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital) ;
  • Kook, Eun-Hee (Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital) ;
  • Jeon, Se-Yong (Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Cheol-Hyeon (Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital)
  • Published : 2011.02.01
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Abstract

The nodular form of muscular sarcoidosis is a rare malady that is often confused with a soft-tissue neoplasm or other lesion. Here, we present a case of nodular muscular sarcoidosis in the arms and legs of a 59-year-old woman. She presented at our hospital with a painless nodule in her left arm. Excision was performed and she was diagnosed with sarcoidosis. One year later, nodular sarcoidosis recurred in her arms and legs. After 2 months of steroid medication, the nodules disappeared. The patient has been followed for 2 years and no evidence of recurrence has been observed. We report here the case of a woman with recurrent nodular muscular sarcoidosis who was treated with steroids. Physicians should consider this unusual presentation of sarcoidosis and its responsiveness to steroid treatment when managing sarcoidosis patients.

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