A giant rheumatoid nodule of the cubital fossa: A mimicker of malignancy.

Autor:	Zagalioti, Sofia-Chrysovalantou, Stavride, Eliza, Bintoudi, Antonia
Předmět:	RHEUMATOID arthritis DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis WOMEN patients NURSES BIOPSY
Zdroj:	Journal of Family Medicine & Primary Care; Aug2020, Vol. 9 Issue 8, p4434-4436, 3p
Abstrakt:	Rheumatoid nodules (RNs) are the most common extraarticular manifestation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, appearing in up to 30%. They are typically localized subcutaneously in pressure points or joints, such as the extensor surface of the elbow. But when they have atypical localizations, they provide a confusing differential diagnosis including the possibility of a malignancy. Herein, we report a 53-year-old female patient with known rheumatoid arthritis who presented with a painless mass in the right cubital fossa. The uncommon site and the presence of cortical disruption made us proceed to computed tomography-guided biopsy to exclude the presence of a malignancy. Biopsy established the RN diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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