CLINICAL CASES   

Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica 2006 June;57(3):183-7

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language: Italian

Intramuscular myxoma. A rare case of myxoma of the pectineus muscle

Di Leo A. ¹, Ricci F. ¹, Porretto V. ¹, Manzi A. ¹, Fambri P. ¹, Poggi E. ¹, Moratelli A. ²

¹ Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Generale Ospedale Civile di Arco, Trento 2 Unità Operativa di Radiodiagnostica Ospedale Civile di Arco, Trento

Myxomas of the skeletal muscle are uncommon tumours of mesenchymal origin. They are usually solitary, asymptomatic and slow-growing masses. Because of their infrequent occurrence, these tumours may not even be suspected after radiological investigations and so they can clinically mimic other lesions having different origins and behaviour. The authors report a rare case of intramuscular myxoma that occurred in the right pectineus muscle in a 51-year-old female.