title: Intramuscular myxoma: clinical and surgical observation notes on eleven cases.
abstract: Intramuscular myxoma (IM) is a benign, soft tissue neoplasm of mesenchymal origin. We report our experience with this tumour.
  
  
  
  This clinical study comprised 11 cases of IM that were operated on between March 2008 and June 2016. Tumour location and size, results of pre-operative radiological studies, preop-erative biopsies, pathology examinations, applied surgical method and post-operative complications were reported for all patients.
  
  
  
  In total, nine patients with 11 IMs with a mean age of 60.0 years were assessed. Mean follow-up was 39.2 months. Tumours were located in the right thigh (5 patients, 7 IM), left gluteal area (2 patients, 2 IM), right gluteal area (1 IM) and left thigh (1 IM) ranging from 2 × 1 cm to 10 × 17 cm Pre-operative radiological diagnoses were cystic lesion, abscess, bursitis, fibrosarcoma, fibroma, lipoma, malign mesenchymal tumour and IM. Pre-operative biopsy was performed for five cases. All tumours were removed via simple excision and were pathologically consistent with IM. No complication or recurrence was observed during the follow-up period.
  
  
  
  IM is a relatively rare benign tumour, the pre-operative diagnosis of which using radiological and clinical methods is quite difficult, creating pre-operative diagnostic confusion. It is generally diagnosed by microscopic examination. Simple excision with a small margin of surrounding tissue is considered to be sufficient for its treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. baltuyahya@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yahya
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2320-3260
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Baltu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Şefik Murat
authors.initials: ŞM
authors.lastname: Arikan
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Utku Can
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Dölen
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uzun
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Banu İnce
authors.initials: Bİ
authors.lastname: Alkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aydın
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002081:Buttocks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013848:Thigh
keywords: Intramuscular; Myxoma; Soft tissue tumours