"Myxoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D009232
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.565.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Myxoma- Myxoma
- Myxomas
- Angiomyxoma
- Angiomyxomas
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myxoma" by people in Profiles.
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A Rare Case of Vulvar Superficial Angiomyxoma in a Pediatric Patient. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2020 Dec; 33(6):727-729.
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Case 3: Seizure, Facial Droop, and Altered Mental Status in a 9-year-old Girl. Pediatr Rev. 2020 06; 41(6):300-302.
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Intracranial Myxoid Mesenchymal Tumor With EWSR1-ATF1 Fusion. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2020 03 01; 79(3):347-351.
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Image of the month: Ventricular myxoma mimicking hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Clin Med (Lond). 2019 03; 19(2):131-132.
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In Search of a Less Invasive Approach to Cardiac Tumor Diagnosis: Multimodality Imaging Assessment and Biopsy. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 08; 11(8):1191-1195.
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Recurrent Biatrial Myxoma in a 41-Year-Old Woman after Left Atrial Myxoma Resection. Tex Heart Inst J. 2017 12; 44(6):402-404.
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Conjunctival angiomyxoma-rare but needs observation. Can J Ophthalmol. 2018 04; 53(2):e60-e62.
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Images in Anesthesiology: A Case of Mistaken Atrial Myxoma. Anesthesiology. 2016 06; 124(6):1394.
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Coronary Embolization from a Left Atrial Myxoma Containing Malignant Lymphoma Cells. Tex Heart Inst J. 2015 Dec; 42(6):565-8.
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Novel Association of Odontogenic Myxoma with Constitutional Chromosomal 1q21 Microduplication: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2016 Mar-Apr; 19(2):139-45.