title: Intramuscular myxoma simulating a cystic mass on computed tomography.
abstract: A case of an intramuscular myxoma (IMM) of the thigh simulating a cystic mass is reported. A discussion of the computed tomography (CT) characteristics of benign and malignant soft tissue tumors are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cintrón
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed