title: Case report: Myxoma of the temporalis muscle.
abstract: Intramuscular myxomas of the head and neck are rare entities. Primarily found in the myocardium, these lesions also affect the bones and soft tissues. We present a case of an intramuscular myxoma of the temporalis muscle. After reviewing the literature, this case constitutes, to our knowledge, the second reported occurrence of a myxoma in this specific location. The patient was treated for this condition with an excisional biopsy after fine needle aspiration revealed a benign process. No recurrence was seen 18 months after the excision.
authors.affiliation: Montifiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. dcrobin@sympatico.ca
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robin
authors.forename: Jairo A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bastidas
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boguslaw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed