Juxta-articular myxoma of the knee.
Juxta-articular myxoma is a benign lesion usually presenting as a slow-growing, well-circumscribed mass. Occasionally, however, the lesion grows rapidly and is poorly circumscribed, and it is this clinical presentation that arouses suspicion of malignancy. Furthermore, on histology a myxoma can also be confused with a variety of sarcomas. We present a case of juxta-articular myxoma and discuss the possible diagnostic dilemmas involved.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.p.somford@amc.uva.nl
Matthijs P
MP
Somford
Jasper S
JS
de Vries
Willemijn
W
Dingemans
Milco
M
de Jonge
Mario
M
Maas
Gerard R
GR
Schaap
Jos A M
JA
Bramer
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010329:Patella / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery