title: Myxoma of the skull and orbit.
abstract: An unusual case of myxoma of the skull extending into the orbital cavity is reported. Myxoma is a benign tumour of the soft tissues and maxillary bones, which often presents infiltrating growth and recurrences. Histologically it is characterized by abundant myxoid stroma and is often confused with other tumours which can present mucoid degeneration. Although diagnosis is impossible before histological examination, the possibility of a myxoma must be considered in the presence of extradural osteolytic poorly vascularized lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maiuri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corriero
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Galicchio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Angrisani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bonavolontà
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed