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Abstract
Focal myositis, a benign inflammatory pseudotumor, is a relatively newly defined clinicopathologic
entity which arises as a rapidly enlarging swelling within an isolated skeletal muscle.
It occurs most often in the lower extremity, and we are reporting what we believe
to be the first cases of perioral involvement. There is no apparent age or sex preference.
Focal myositis must be differentiated from neoplasm, nodular pseudosarcomatous fasciitis,
proliferative myositis, myositis ossificans, polymyositis, and, in the oral region,
salivary gland lesions and hypertrophic branchial myopathy. No lesions have recurred.
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☆The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the view of the Department of the Army, the Department of the Air Force, or the Department of Defense.
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