DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2015.v03i01.007

Pages: 19-21

Myositis ossificans is a benign ossifying soft tissue mass which occurs within the skeletal muscle usually following trauma and is a relatively rare entity, the etiology of which remains unclear. Myositis ossificans can be mistaken for malignant soft tissue sarcoma. Distinctive radiological features along with clinical history and histopathological examination help to arise at a definitive diagnosis. We present a case of myositis ossificans in 65 year old male patient complaining of painful hard swelling over shaft of tibia. X ray picture revealed areas of ossification in the mass with no continuity with the bone. The swelling was excised, which later on diagnosed as Myositis Ossificans. We present this case because of its rarity and to highlight its clinico-pathological features to emphasize the histopathology and avoid mis-diagnosis as sarcoma.