Abstract

COLLAZO ALVAREZ, Hiralio; TORRECILLA SILVERIO, Dewar; LOPEZ BAEZ, Belkis  and  NUNEZ CALATAYUD, Margis. Intramuscular tophus in the external vastus of the left thigh. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2012, vol.26, n.2, pp. 182-189. ISSN 0864-215X.

Introduction: gout is a disorder of purine metabolism characterized by hyperuricemia, with rare involvement of the thigh region, let alone intramuscular involvement. Objective: present this case due to the rarity of this type of tumor in the intramuscular portion. Description: a clinical case is presented of a male 64-year-old patient with no prior gout diagnosis, who had been operated on for a tumor mass of soft parts in the left thigh with en bloc muscle resection. A bibliographic review was conducted and an analysis carried out of the clinical presentation, histological findings, diagnostic imaging tests and therapeutic treatment. Conclusions: anatomopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of intramuscular gout tophus of the external vastus muscle. At present the patient is free of symptoms and is being followed-up by the rheumatology and orthopedics service.

Keywords : gout; tophus; intramuscular region.

        · abstract in Spanish | French     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )