loading...| Preferred Name | 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) [MeSH] |
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http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID4397 |
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| Definition |
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) [MeSH] |
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RID4397 |
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mixoma |
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myxoma |
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RID1:RID4397 |
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myxoma |
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10/09/2014 syn |
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C0027149 |
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