Ossifying fibromyxoid tumour

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An ossifying fibromyxoid tumor is a type of myxoma. It presents in the extremities more frequently than the trunk.{{cite journal |vauthors=Makhson AN, Bulycheva IV, Kuz'min IV, Denisov AK, Groshev IA |title=[Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor] |language=ru |journal=Arkh. Patol. |volume=68 |issue=2 |pages=41–4 |year=2006 |pmid=16752509 }} It is derived from mesenchyme.{{cite journal |vauthors=Seykora JT, Kutcher C, van de Rijn M, Dzubow L, Junkins-Hopkins J, Ioffreda M |title=Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor of soft parts presenting as a scalp cyst |journal=J. Cutan. Pathol. |volume=33 |issue=8 |pages=569–72 |year=2006 |pmid=16919031 |doi=10.1111/j.1600-0560.2006.00444.x |s2cid=15380237 }} Appearance in the head and neck is rare, but has been reported.{{cite journal |vauthors=Mollaoglu N, Tokman B, Kahraman S, Cetiner S, Yucetas S, Uluoglu O |title=An unusual presentation of ossifying fibromyxoid tumor of the mandible: a case report |journal=J Clin Pediatr Dent |volume=31 |issue=2 |pages=136–8 |year=2006 |pmid=17315811 |doi=10.17796/jcpd.31.2.f34037713m414l1u}} Its malignancy has been characterized as "intermediate".{{cite journal |vauthors=Folpe AL, Weiss SW |title=Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor of soft parts: a clinicopathologic study of 70 cases with emphasis on atypical and malignant variants |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=27 |issue=4 |pages=421–31 |year=2003 |pmid=12657926 |doi= 10.1097/00000478-200304000-00001|s2cid=989936 }}