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A 58-year-old woman with a large intramuscular myxoma of the left thigh was studied with standard X-rays, ultrasonography, CT, MRI and incisional biopsy. MRI provided the most complete information, giving sufficient data for a correct therapeutic approach.
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Fontana, M., Capanna, R. & Gigli, F. Intramuscular myxoma: value of MR imaging. Eur. Radiol. 3, 258–260 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00425905
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