1/86. Recurrent pleomorphic solitary angiomyxoma of the face.The historical background of solitary and multiple myxoid tumors of the dermis is accompanied by a confusing conglomeration of names. We report a case whose histologic features do not fit exactly with previous classifications. It appeared as a solitary angiomyxoma of the face containing stellate pleomorphic cells and exhibiting a locally infiltrative behavior with tendency for recurrences over more than 25 years. This recurrent pleomorphic solitary angiomyxoma appears to be distinct from cutaneous myxomas that exhibit a very low local recurrence rate and from malignant tumors with myxoid deposits. The treatment consisted of a wide surgical excision.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = angiomyxoma, myxoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/86. Recurrent myxoma of the left ventricle. Case report and review of the literature.A 29-year-old female was found to have a left ventricular mass while in the 14th week of gestation. Seven years earlier she had undergone removal of a left ventricular myxoma. At re-operation, after elective interruption of pregnancy, a recurrent left ventricular myxoma was successfully excised. According to a review of the literature recurrence of an isolated, localized left ventricular myxoma has not been previously reported.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.042585417212672keywords = myxoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/86. Video-assisted cardioscopy for removal of primary left ventricular myxoma.Left ventricular myxoma is a rare benign cardiac tumor. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice and completeness of removal is mandatory to avoid late recurrence. A case is presented in which aortic transvalvular video-assisted cardioscopy was used to facilitate removal.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.030418155151908keywords = myxoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/86. Recurrent myxoma of the hand.Myxoma is a rare benign tumor composed of stellate or spindle-shaped cells in a loose myxoid stroma. Few cases involving the hand have previously been described. We present a rare case of recurrent myxoma in the intermetacarpal space and detail the clinical behavior of this indolent tumor.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.030418155151908keywords = myxoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/86. Aggressive angiomyxoma: irradiation for recurrent disease.BACKGROUND: Aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM) is a tumor of the soft tissues predominately occurring in the genital and pelvic area with a strong propensity to local recurrences. The entity was first described in 1983. The tumor is regarded as low-grade sarcoma by some authors; its cause and pathogenesis are presently unknown. PATIENT AND METHOD: This is a case report on a 27-year-old man who underwent 4 surgical procedures of the left lower extremity because of a recurrent soft tissue neoplasm, initially (August 1993) diagnosed as a myxolipoma. The patient suffered from recurrences in February 1995, September 1996 and February 1998. The diagnosis was revised at the time of the latest recurrence. A palliative resection with macroscopic residuals left was performed in February 1998, followed by a radiation therapy with 56 Gy total dose and a concomitant administration of the radiosensitizer razoxane per os. The single radiation doses were 200 cGy 5 times a week. RESULTS: The small residuals of the tumor obviously regressed although an objective response could not be shown because the lesion was not clearly measurable. A follow-up 2 years after the radiation treatment revealed no recurrence. The time of the local control achieved as yet is already longer than any former time to regrowth between the surgical procedures. This is, to our knowledge, the first description of a therapeutic irradiation of a recurrent aggressive angiomyxoma. CONCLUSION: radiation therapy combined with the sensitizer razoxane is able to control a recurrent AAM for an unknown time. It remains open whether a radiation treatment alone would have had a similar effect.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.99391636896962keywords = angiomyxoma, myxoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/86. Recurrent myxoma implanted in the left atrial appendage.We present the case of a young woman who developed myxomas in multiple cardiac chambers for the third time. One of the tumors was found in the left atrial appendage with the use of transesophageal echocardiography, indicating that this technique is the method of choice for the follow-up of multiple myxomas.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.03650178618229keywords = myxoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/86. Malignant odontogenic myxoma of the maxilla: case with cytogenetic confirmation.An odontogenic myxoma of the maxilla with an aggressive clinical course is presented. The tumour arose in a 53-year-old patient, recurred two times after extended maxillectomy and ultimately caused the patient's death by uncontrollable local disease with infiltration of the cranial cavity. Microscopically, the tumour showed histological features of a low grade malignant myxosarcoma with cellular areas, enhanced mitotic activity and nuclear pleomorphism. cytogenetic analysis revealed an unexpectedly aberrant hypertetraploid chromosome complement, that was considered as incompatible with the usual karyotypic patterns of benign tumours.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.030418155151908keywords = myxoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/86. pseudomyxoma peritonei manifesting as intestinal obstruction.pseudomyxoma peritonei is an appendiceal tumor with distinct clinical and pathologic features. It frequently presents a problem in diagnosis and management. We report a case of pseudomyxoma peritonei, which initially appeared with intestinal obstruction. This is a rare initial manifestation in patients who have not had multiple surgical procedures. We review the literature and discuss the unique clinical features and misconceptions surrounding pseudomyxoma peritonei.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.042585417212672keywords = myxoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/86. Aggressive angiomyxoma of the pelvis and perineum: case study.Aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM) is a rare locally aggressive tumor affecting the pelvis and perineum of young females. Histopathologically, it is characterized by fibreoblasts in a myxoid background with vascular proliferation, scanty mitotic figure and no real capsule. AAM needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of vulval mass in a reproductive age woman. We describe the first Ethiopian case of huge, recurrent, AAM of the pelvis and perineum in a 35 year old para II lady and stress that early diagnosis offers a better option for treatment by wide local excision and low recurrence rate.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.82826364080802keywords = angiomyxoma, myxoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/86. Osteochondromyxoma of bone: a congenital tumor associated with lentigines and other unusual disorders.This article describes the clinical and pathologic features of four unusual bone tumors. Three were congenital or most likely so; the fourth, detected at age 1 year, was probably of considerable duration. The patients, three boys and one girl, each presented with a painless mass. Two had the carney complex, a familial lentiginous and multiorgan tumorous syndrome; another probably had this disorder; the fourth did not show it, but his mother did. The tumors occurred in the nasal region (n = 2) and the diaphysis of the tibia and radius (n = 1 each). Roentgenographically, three had benign characteristics; the fourth, malignant features. Grossly, the tumors were gelatinous, cartilaginous. and bony. Microscopically, they featured benign-appearing polymorphic cells with few division figures arranged in sheets and lobules set in a myxomatous, cartilaginous, osseous, and hyaline fibrous matrix. Cellularity was low to moderate. The tumors eroded bone, one infiltrated between bony trabeculae, and three had soft tissue extension. Complete resection of one tumor was curative; incomplete excision of two tumors resulted in local recurrence (intracranial and fatal) in one and persistence in the other; the fourth tumor remains under observation after biopsy. No tumor metastasized.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.030418155151908keywords = myxoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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