Two Cases of Intramuscular Myxoma

Intramuscular Myxoma

Childhood odontogenic myxoma: report of two cases.

The rare occurrence of an odontogenic myxoma in two 8-year-old girls is reported. Histological examination substantiated the differential clinical diagnosis. The mode of surgical treatment is discussed. o<"dontogenic myxoma is an uncommon tumor, seldom encountered in patients before the second decade of life, and then rarely in females.' It generally is assumed that this neoplasm originates in ...

Two interesting cases of left atrial myxoma.

Atrial myxoma is the most common type of benign primary heart tumours. Most of these tumours are sporadic in origin occurring at 3rd to 6th decade of life, while hereditary forms do exist. They are mostly found in the left atrium followed by right atrium and ventricles. A left atrial myxoma may present with features of mitral valve obstruction, embolic phenomenon or systemic disease. On diagnos...

Intramuscular Myxoma - A Rare Tumor

INTRODUCTION Intramuscular myxoma is a rare benign soft tissue tumor involving the musculoskeletal system. The incidence is reported as varying from 0.1 to 0.13 per 100,000 population. Most patients present between the fifth and sixth decade of life. The swelling commonly occurs in the large muscles of the thigh, shoulder, buttocks and arms. The tumor can be diagnosed with certainty only with h...

Intramuscular myxoma of the hypothenar muscles

Intramuscular myxomas of the hand are rare entities. Primarily found in the myocardium, these lesions also affect the bone and soft tissues in other parts of the body. This article describes a case of hypothenar muscles myxoma treated with local surgical excision after frozen section biopsy with tumor-free margins. Radiographic images of the axial and appendicular skeleton were negative for fib...