Journal article
Magnetic resonance imaging of myxoid containing tumors
Skeletal radiology, Vol.20(4), pp.245-250
05/1991
DOI: 10.1007/BF02341657
PMID: 1853214
Abstract
Myxoid tissue forms part of many benign and malignant soft-tissue tumors. The advent of percutaneous needle biopsy has made it important to be aware of the diagnostic implications of biopsy samples containing myxoid tissue. To determine whether the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics could help establish the diagnosis, we compared the MR images of 11 tumors containing myxoid tissue with the resected tumor tissue. In our small series of these rare tumors, the MRI characteristics allowed differentiation of intramuscular myxomas from malignant neoplasms containing myxoid tissue. Intramuscular myxomas meet the following conditions: (a) they are well circumscribed; (b) they arise within muscle; (c) T1-weighted images demonstrate uniform, decreased signal intensity; (d) T2-weighted images demonstrate uniform increased signal intensity; (e) contrast-enhanced images exhibit an inhomogeneous increase in signal intensity. If any of these conditions is not met, then a malignancy containing myxoid tissue should be suspected.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Magnetic resonance imaging of myxoid containing tumors
- Creators
- Kirk K PetersonDonald L RenfrewRichard M FeddersenJoseph A BuckwalterGeorges Y El-Khoury
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Skeletal radiology, Vol.20(4), pp.245-250
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF02341657
- PMID
- 1853214
- NLM abbreviation
- Skeletal Radiol
- ISSN
- 0364-2348
- eISSN
- 1432-2161
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/1991
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984040598202771
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