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Neuropathology:
Neuropathology:
*[[Pilomyxoid astrocytoma]].
*[[Pilomyxoid astrocytoma]].
*[[Myxopapillay ependymoma]].
*[[Myxopapillary ependymoma]].
*[[Chordoma]].
*[[Chordoma]].
*[[Chordoid meningioma]].
*[[Chordoid meningioma]].

Revision as of 21:20, 21 January 2012

Myxoid lesions occasionally appear on the pathologist's desk. The differential diagnosis is very large, as many lesions have a myxoid variant.

Myxoid stroma

Features:

  • Stroma has a pale/blue appearance.

GI tract:

Gyne:

Soft tissue:

Skin:

Breast:

Kidney: Renomedullary interstitial cell tumour.

Salivary gland:

Heart:

Neuropathology:

Chondromyxoid stroma

Features:

  • Cells in pseudonests.
  • Surrounding stroma bluish.

Salivary gland:

Skin:

See also