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Ovarian Myxoma

MedGen UID:
235421
•Concept ID:
C1335171
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Myxoma of Ovary; Myxoma of the Ovary

Definition

A myxoma arising from the ovary. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOvarian Myxoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Alcian blue in the differential diagnosis between myxoma of the ovary and massive ovarian edema.
Rywlin AM
Hum Pathol 1979 May;10(3):357. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(79)80035-0. PMID: 468221
TREATMENT OF TUMORS OF THE SOFT SOMATIC TISSUES: A REVIEW.
ARIEL IM, PACK GT
Rev Surg 1964 May-Jun;21:157-74. PMID: 14147349

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors: Reflections on a 40-Year Experience With a Fascinating Group of Tumors, Including Comments on the Seminal Observations of Robert E. Scully, MD.
Young RH
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2018 Dec;142(12):1459-1484. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2018-0291-RA. PMID: 30500284
Histologic and immunohistochemical evidence for considering ovarian myxoma as a variant of the thecoma-fibroma group of ovarian stromal tumors.
Costa MJ, Morris R, DeRose PB, Cohen C
Arch Pathol Lab Med 1993 Aug;117(8):802-8. PMID: 7688213
Ovarian myxoma. A study of two cases with long-term follow-up.
Têtu B, Bonenfant JL
Am J Clin Pathol 1991 Mar;95(3):340-6. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/95.3.340. PMID: 1996543

Diagnosis

The pathogenesis of ovarian myxoma: a neoplasm sometimes arising from other ovarian stromal tumors.
Roth LM, Gaba AR, Cheng L
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2013 Jul;32(4):368-78. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e3182630d4e. PMID: 23722509
Myxoma of ovary: an uncommon entity.
Kumar R, Dey P, Nijhawan R
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2011 Nov;284(5):1317-9. Epub 2011 Aug 12 doi: 10.1007/s00404-011-2043-2. PMID: 21837424
Ovarian myxoma in a premenarchal girl.
Pai S, Naresh KN, Desai PB, Borges AM
Gynecol Oncol 1994 Dec;55(3 Pt 1):453-5. doi: 10.1006/gyno.1994.1321. PMID: 7835787
Ovarian myxoma.
Majmudar B, Kapernick PS, Phillips RS
Hum Pathol 1978 Nov;9(6):723-5. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(78)80056-2. PMID: 730155

Therapy

Myxoma of ovary: an uncommon entity.
Kumar R, Dey P, Nijhawan R
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2011 Nov;284(5):1317-9. Epub 2011 Aug 12 doi: 10.1007/s00404-011-2043-2. PMID: 21837424

Prognosis

Ovarian myxoma. A study of two cases with long-term follow-up.
Têtu B, Bonenfant JL
Am J Clin Pathol 1991 Mar;95(3):340-6. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/95.3.340. PMID: 1996543

Clinical prediction guides

Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors: Reflections on a 40-Year Experience With a Fascinating Group of Tumors, Including Comments on the Seminal Observations of Robert E. Scully, MD.
Young RH
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2018 Dec;142(12):1459-1484. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2018-0291-RA. PMID: 30500284
On the pathogenesis of sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary: a neoplasm in transition.
Roth LM, Gaba AR, Cheng L
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2014 Sep;33(5):449-62. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000084. PMID: 25083960
Ovarian myxoma: clinicopathologic and immunocytologic analysis of five cases and a review of the literature.
Eichhorn JH, Scully RE
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1991;10(2):156-69. PMID: 2032767

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