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Myxoma

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A benign neoplasm derived from connective tissue, consisting chiefly of polyhedral and stellate cells that are loosely embedded in a soft mucoid matrix, thereby resembling primitive mesenchymal tissue. It occurs frequently intramuscularly where it may be mistaken for a sarcoma. It appears also in the jaws and the skin. (From Stedman, 25th ed): Definition from: MeSH via Unified Medical Language System at the National Library of Medicine
A benign soft tissue neoplasm characterized by the presence of spindle and stellate cells, lobulated growth pattern, and myxoid stroma formation.: Definition from: NCI Thesaurus via Unified Medical Language System at the National Library of Medicine
A benign soft tissue neoplasm characterized by the presence of neoplastic spindle and stellate cells in a myxoid stroma.: Definition from: NCI Thesaurus via Unified Medical Language System at the National Library of Medicine


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