title: Intramuscular myxoma: a rare neck mass in a child.
abstract: Intramuscular myxoma (IM) is a true mesenchymal benign tumour which is rare in both adults and children. In children, it most commonly affects the heart, mandible or maxilla. We report a 5-year-old child with IM presenting as a posterolateral neck mass and review the literature. IM, although very rare, should be included in the differential diagnosis of neck masses in the paediatric age group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. cranksons@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Stanley J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Crankson
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al Namshan
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al Mane
authors.forename: Hanaa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bamefleh
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography