Intramuscular Myxomas

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Intramuscular myxoma is a benign soft tissue tumor that presents as a deeply seated mass confined to skeletal muscle. Histologically, these neoplasms are composed of a few elongated or star-shaped cells lying in abundant mucoid stroma. These tumours are characterized by expanding growth without forming distant metastases. They typically tend to occur in adults around 40 and 60 years. There is a recognised female predilection (70%). Myxomas occurs within various groups of skeletal muscles, about 51% within the thigh, 9% in the arm muscles, 7% in the calf muscles and 7% in the buttock muscles. The exact cause of it is

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