Joints

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Joints are important for locomotion. This article collects tidbits about their pathology.

Juxta-articular myxoma

General

  • Classically present as a mass or with pain.[1]

Microscopic

Features:[1]

  • Myxomatous stroma.
  • +/-Cystic changes.
  • Large nuclei with hyperchromasia and nuclear scalloping.[2]

DDx:

Images:

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Meis, JM.; Enzinger, FM. (Jun 1992). "Juxta-articular myxoma: a clinical and pathologic study of 65 cases.". Hum Pathol 23 (6): 639-46. PMID 1592386.
  2. URL: http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case38/micro.html. Accessed on: 2 January 2011.