Nodular masses have developed in the periarticular tissue of the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints of the right hand of a 58-year-old man with a 10-year-history of gout. Which of the following choices best describes the characteristics of these masses?

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Pathognomonic lesion of chronic gout

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Histologically similar to a rheumatoid nodule

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Contains weekly positives birefringent monosodium urate crystals

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Associated with fibrinoid necrosis

Nodular masses have developed in the periarticular tissue of the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints of the right hand of a 58-year-old man with a 10-year-history of gout. Which of the following choices best describes the characteristics of these masses?

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