Mixoma intramuscular: A propósito de tres casos

Intramuscular myxoma is a rare soft tissue benign tumor, arising from the mes- enchyma; it presents as a slow-growing painless mass located usually in the thigh. Histologic di- agnosis is necessary before resection and treat- ment consists of exeresis. There are no cases of malignization and recurrence results from in- complete resection. We report herein three cases of intramuscular myxoma treated at our center from 2004 to 2011. At the same time, we conduct- ed a review of the clinical presentation, diagno- sis, treatment and functional results. The same diagnostic and therapeutic protocol was used in all cases. It began with the patient's physical exam, and ultrasound and MRI as complemen- tary tests. An incisional biopsy of the tumor was taken for anatomopathological studies and, final - ly, complete exeresis was performed.