title: [Intramuscular myxoma].
abstract: Intramuscolar mixoma is a rare benign neoplasm of mesenchymal origin consisting of stellate shaped cells in an abundant loose, mucopolysaccharide rich matrix. We report two cases of intramuscolar mixoma with review of the literature. Our objectives are to delineate the clinico pathologic characteristic, the nature of constituent cells and the features differing from others benign and malignant neoplasms.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Anatomia Istologia e Citologia Patologica, Ospedale S. Martino, Genova.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parmeggiani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castellaneta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009334:Neck Muscles; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000473:pathology; D013848:Thigh
vernacular_title: Mixoma intramuscolare.