Medicine:Ossifying fibromyxoid tumour

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Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor
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An ossifying fibromyxoid tumor is a type of myxoma. It presents in the extremities more frequently than the trunk.[1] It is derived from mesenchyme.[2] Appearance in the head and neck is rare, but has been reported.[3] Its malignancy has been characterized as "intermediate".[4]

References

  1. "[Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor]" (in ru). Arkh. Patol. 68 (2): 41–4. 2006. PMID 16752509. 
  2. "Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor of soft parts presenting as a scalp cyst". J. Cutan. Pathol. 33 (8): 569–72. 2006. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.2006.00444.x. PMID 16919031. 
  3. "An unusual presentation of ossifying fibromyxoid tumor of the mandible: a case report". J Clin Pediatr Dent 31 (2): 136–8. 2006. doi:10.17796/jcpd.31.2.f34037713m414l1u. PMID 17315811. 
  4. "Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor of soft parts: a clinicopathologic study of 70 cases with emphasis on atypical and malignant variants". Am. J. Surg. Pathol. 27 (4): 421–31. 2003. doi:10.1097/00000478-200304000-00001. PMID 12657926. 

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