• Soft tissue neoplasm, consists gelatinous material with myxoid appearance
• Usually in the heart

Epidemiology: Females 4th decade

Histology: Dispersed stellate/spindle shaped fibroblasts in loose myxoid stroma

Clinical:

• Tachycardia
• Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND)
• Dyspnea on exertion
• Weight loss
• Hemoptysis
• Fever
• Syncope
• Sudden death

Management:

• Surgical excision + 5mm extra septum
• Risk of recurrence

Types:

1. Cutaneous/superficial myxoma
2. Intramuscular myxoma
3. Juxta articular myxoma
4. Aggressive angiomyxoma
5. Angiomyofibroblastoma
6. Superficial acral fibromyxoma
7. Nerve sheath myxoma (neurothekeoma)

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