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Rare disease
Intramuscular myxoma of the deltoid muscle: report of a case
  1. Daniela Costamagna1,2,
  2. Stefania Erra3,
  3. Riccardo Durando4
  1. 1
    Ospedale Santo Spirito Casale Monferrato, General Surgery, Viale Giolitti 2, 15033 Casale Monferrato, Italy
  2. 2
    Corso Sebastopoli 47, Torino 10134, Italy
  3. 3
    Santo Spirito Hospital, Department of Anatomy and Pathology, Viale Giolitti 2, Casale Monferrato 15033, Italy
  4. 4
    Santo Spirito Hospital, General Surgery, Viale Giolitti 2, Casale Monferrato 15033, Italy
  1. Daniela Costamagna, daniela_costamagna{at}hotmail.com

Summary

Intramuscular myxoma is a rare, benign lesion of mesenchymal origin, affecting the skeletal muscles. We report the case of a 75-year-old woman presenting with a mass of the right deltoid region. On the MRI examination it was interpreted as a lipomatous lesion. She underwent marginal excision. The pathological examination revealed the diagnosis of intramuscular myxoma.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.08.2008.0678

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    • Competing interests: none.

    • Patient consent: Patient/guardian consent was obtained for publication.