Intramuscular head and neck myxoma: report of a case and review of the literature

Laryngoscope. 1987 Jan;97(1):105-7. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198701000-00021.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms* / ultrastructure
  • Humans
  • Muscles*
  • Neck Muscles*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed