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Analysis of the Mucopolysaccharide of a Myxoma of the Mandible

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MYXOMAS are composed of a single component of stellate fibroblast-like cells dispersed in a metachromatic ground-substance. The largest number occur in the heart, skin and subcutaneous tissues. In the skeleton they are almost exclusively confined to the jaw bones and microscopically are identical with the soft tissue tumours. The histological structure gives no indication of their behaviour which is somewhat variable. Those in the jaws can invade and destroy large areas of bone and invade contiguous structures. Myxomas are not known to metastasize.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Sheffield,

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  2. Department of Oral Pathology, University of Sheffield,

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PROUT, R., HODSON, J. Analysis of the Mucopolysaccharide of a Myxoma of the Mandible. Nature 218, 99–100 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218099a0

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