05 April 2021>: Articles
Nerve Sheath Myxoma in the Lower Extremity: A Rare Case with Description of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Sonographic Findings
Rare disease
Dawood A. Tafti A* , Micheal C. Dearborn B , Ashley Ornoff B , Adam R. Moeck E , Nathan D. Cecava ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.927922
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e927922
Table 1. Table of case reports of nerve sheath myxomas with descriptions of magnetic resonance imaging characteristics. Features listed include T1 and T2 signal characteristics, enhancement, as well as other noteworthy features.
T1 | T2 | Enhancement | Other characteristics | |
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This case report (ankle) | Isointense to muscle | Bright | Present | Internal septations |
O’Rourke et al [] (forearm)18 | Isointense | Bright | Present | Heterogeneous enhancement |
Vij et al [] (CPA angle)19 | Hypointense | Bright | Present | Extension into internal auditory meatus |
Malkoc et al [] (paravertebral space)29 | Mildly hyperintense | Moderately hyperintense | Present | Lesion heterogeneity; Post-gadolinium figure shows probable septations |
Khashaba et al [] (hand)30 | Hypointense | Hypointense | Not reported | Lesion heterogeneity; STIR figure shows probable septations |
Bulduk et al [] (middle cranial fossa)31 | Hypointense | Bright and intermediate portions | Present | Solid and cystic components |
Sanchez-Orgaz et al [] (orbit)32 | Hypointense | Bright | None on CT | Conjunctival congestion |