title: Fibromyxoma of the iliac wing.
abstract: Myxoma/fibromyxoma of extragnathic bone is a rare, benign tumor. We report the case of a 19-year-old man with a myxoma/fibromyxoma of the pelvic bone, who presented with abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant. Radiographs demonstrated a tumor with central scattered calcifications and ossification in the left ilium. CT scans disclosed a solitary ellipsoid tumor with sclerotic borders and no evidence of cortical disruption. MRI showed homogeneous signal enhancement of the bone marrow with slight thinning of the medial iliac cortex. Final diagnosis by radiological characteristics was not conclusive and histopathological examination suggested the diagnosis of a myxoma/fibromyxoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, University of Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147 Essen, Germany. christian.kuehne@uni-essen.de
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kühne
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Engelhorn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Homann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Taeger
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nast-Kolb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed