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Case Reports
. 2022 May 9;106(1):44.
doi: 10.5334/jbsr.2724. eCollection 2022.

Bilateral Hypertrophy of the m. Tensor Fascia Latae

Cedric De Clercq  1 , Lennart Jans  2 , Koenraad Verstraete  3
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Bilateral Hypertrophy of the m. Tensor Fascia Latae

Cedric De Clercq et al. J Belg Soc Radiol. .

Abstract

Teaching point: Hypertrophy of the m. tensor fascia lata mimics a soft tissue tumor, but understanding of its presentation on MRI prevents unnecessary biopsy.

Keywords: MRI; TFL; hypertrophy; pseudotumor; tensor fascia latae.

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The authors have no competing interests to declare.

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