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01-03-2009 | Case Report

Intramuscular myxoma of the masseter muscle. A case report

Authors: Nikolaos Papadogeorgakis, Vassilis Petsinis, Nikolaos Nikitakis, Lampros Goutzanis, Constantinos Alexandridis

Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Issue 1/2009

Abstract

Purpose

Myxomas are benign, locally infiltrative, connective tissue tumors that rarely occur in the head and neck region. The purpose of this paper is to describe a very rare case of an intramuscular myxoma of the masseter muscle.

Methods

A 74-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of a painless swelling over his left preauricular region. Computed tomography scan showed an intramasseter well-defined soft tissue mass. After a preauricular approach, a circumscribed solid gelatinous tumor was excised with thin margins including adjacent muscle tissue.

Results

Histopathology revealed an intramuscular myxoma, completely resected. The patient made an uneventful recovery, and there were no signs of recurrence 26 months after surgery.

Conclusions

Intramuscular myxoma of the masseter is an extremely rare entity, but it must be considered in the differential diagnosis of the swellings of the preauricular region.

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Title: Intramuscular myxoma of the masseter muscle. A case report
Authors: Nikolaos Papadogeorgakis
Vassilis Petsinis
Nikolaos Nikitakis
Lampros Goutzanis
Constantinos Alexandridis
Publication date: 01-03-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 1865-1550
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1569
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-008-0140-6

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Intramuscular myxoma of the masseter muscle. A case report

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Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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