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Intramuscular head and neck myxoma: Report of a case and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Shugar Joel M. A.,
Som Peter M.,
Schaeffer B. Todd,
Meyers Richard J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198701000-00021
Subject(s) - myxoma , medicine , head and neck , fibrous dysplasia , pathological , lesion , soft tissue , radiology , surgery , pathology
Intramuscular myxoma of the head and neck is a rare lesion with only six cases documented in the literature. The tumor demonstrates a benign clinical course without a tendency to recur and is occasionally associated with fibrous dysplasia. It thus deserves to be considered in a separate class from other soft tissue myxomas. The seventh case of a head and neck intramuscular myxoma is presented and the clinical, pathological, and CT characteristics of this tumor are reviewed.