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- Soft tissue tumors can grow or stay the same size, but rarely shrink on their own; exceptions include conditions like inflammation and certain benign tumors.
- Intramuscular myxomas are benign tumors that usually appear as slow-growing, painless masses and are typically removed with surgery, which has low recurrence rates.
- This text discusses three unusual cases where intramuscular myxomas in different body areas shrank spontaneously, challenging the usual treatment approaches for these lesions.
Article Abstract
Soft tissue tumors, whether benign or malignant, may grow over time or remain stable, but they usually do not spontaneously decrease in size. However, there are exceptions, such as inflammatory conditions, desmoid tumors, or benign cysts. Intramuscular myxomas are benign soft tissue tumors that typically present as a solitary, slow-growing, painless mass. They are generally treated by surgical resection, after which recurrence is rare. Here, we present a brief series of three unusual cases of intramuscular myxomas that spontaneously decreased in size. They were located in the cervical region, the right lower extremity, and the paravertebral lumbar region. Imaging findings and percutaneous biopsies confirmed the diagnosis in all cases. Follow-up imaging showed a spontaneous reduction in lesion volume over time, far exceeding the amount of tissue sample removed during biopsy. This unusual observation of spontaneous shrinkage may call into question the subsequent therapeutic approach to these lesions.
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