A rare accessory muscle in the hand--the flexor digitorum superficialis indicis.
Pediatr Radiol
; 46(2): 293-5, 2016 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Accessory muscles are easily overlooked during imaging evaluation. Although usually discovered incidentally, they are occasionally symptomatic. With increasing utilization of cross-sectional imaging, the radiologist should be prepared to readily identify these anomalous muscles. It is particularly important to distinguish these anatomical variants from soft-tissue tumors prior to invasive intervention, reserving biopsy and surgery for children who are symptomatic. This report discusses a case of a flexor digitorum superficialis indicis muscle, an extremely rare but well-described accessory muscle, presenting as a painful mass in a 15-year-old girl. The report includes the clinical presentation, radiologic findings, and the significance to management.
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Dor
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Deformidades Congênitas da Mão
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Músculo Esquelético
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article