TUMORS OF MUSCLE AND FAT TISSUE ORIGIN

LEIOMYOMA

also known as fibroids, is a benign smooth muscle tumor that very rarely becomes cancer

LEIOMYOMA

can occur in any organ, but the most common forms occur in the uterus, small bowel, and the esophagus.

LEIOMYOMA

may be seen at any age and are usually discovered when they are 1 to 2 cm in diameter; more frequent in men 40-49 yo

RHABDOMYOMA

a benign tumor of striated muscle; an exceedingly rare tumor; may be either "cardiac" or "extra cardiac" (occurring outside the heart)

RHABDOMYOMA

cardiac type represents a hamartomatous growth; hamartomas are not true tumors

LIPOMA - Yellow Epulis

most common soft-tissue tumor consisting fat tissue

LIPOMA - Yellow Epulis

slow-growing, fatty lump that's most often situated between your skin and the underlying muscle layer

LIPOMA - Yellow Epulis

most are less than 5 cm in size; small, soft lumps; generally soft to the touch, movable, and painless

LIPOMA - Yellow Epulis

it may feel doughy; move easily with finger pressure

CONGENITAL EPULIS OF THE NEWBORN

a benign tumor of the oral cavity, an extremely rare condition in newborn; has a female predilection with 8:1 ratio

CONGENITAL EPULIS OF THE NEWBORN

most frequently located on the anterior maxillary alveolar ridge and usually occurs as a single mass

CONGENITAL EPULIS OF THE NEWBORN

appears as a pedunculated protuberant mass, which may interfere with respiration or feeding; it may lead to mechanical obstruction, therefore resulting in respiratory distress and difficulty in feeding

LEIOMYOSARCOMA

a type of soft tissue sarcoma which can develop in muscle, fat, blood vessels or any of the other tissues that supporting tissues

LEIOMYOSARCOMA

uncommon tumor that exhibits smooth muscle differentiation;

RHABDOMYOSARCOMA - RMS

an aggressive and highly malignant form of cancer that develops from skeletal (striated) muscle cells that have failed to fully differentiate

RHABDOMYOSARCOMA - RMS

About 7 weeks into the development of an embryo, cells called rhabdomyoblasts (which will eventually form

skeletal muscles) begin to form.

RHABDOMYOSARCOMA - RMS

commonly described as one of the "small, round, blue cell tumours of childhood" due to its appearance on an H&E stain.