Abstract
Proliferative myositis is a mass-forming intramuscular benign tumor made in part of fibroblastic/myofibroblastic cells similar to those found in nodular fasciitis.
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SMA: smooth muscle actin.
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MSA: muscle-specific actin.
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Mocellin, S. (2021). Proliferative Myositis. In: Soft Tissue Tumors . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58710-9_213
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