title: Radiological characteristics and management of intramuscular myxoma of the temporal muscle: case report.
abstract: The patient was a 51-year-old male with a 3-year history of a slow-growing, asymptomatic, subcutaneous mass in the left temporal region. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-defined extracranial lesion with heterogeneous enhancement and without invasion of the skull. A variety of soft tissue tumors were included in the differential diagnosis. The patient underwent total resection of the tumor, and a diagnosis of intramuscular myxoma was confirmed histologically. There was no evidence of recurrence at 6-month follow-up. The present case is the first characterization of the radiological appearance of intramuscular myxoma in the temporal muscle. I emphasize that increased awareness of this rare lesion and a careful clinical and radiological preoperative assessment are crucial in determining an appropriate treatment strategy for patients with a soft tissue tumor of the head.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Odawara Municipal Hospital.
authors.forename: Tetsuhiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higashida
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed