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juxta-articular myxoma
Monday 27 April 2009
Definition : Juxta-articular myxoma is essentially morphologically identical to cellular myxoma but involves subsynovial tissue, usually of larger joints, and may quite often recur locally.
See also
juxta-articular anomalies
myxoma / myxomas
myxoid tumors
myxoid background
References
The evolving classification of soft tissue tumours: an update based on the new WHO classification. Fletcher CD. Histopathology. 2006 Jan;48(1):3-12. PMID: 16359532