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. 2024 Feb 1;9(2):129–137. doi: 10.1530/EOR-23-0151

Table 1.

Summarized list of tumors with myxoid histological appearances and their features (Source: WHO Classifications of Tumors 2020 (3)).

Tumor Features
Neurofibromas
S100 positive
CD34 negative
Superficial angiomyxoma
Predilection for trunk and head and neck region
Inflammatory component usually seen
Positive for CD34
Negative for S100, SMA, and muscle specific actin
Myxoid dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (myxoid variant)
Uncommon
With storiform pattern
Positive for CD34
Negative for EMA
Diagnostic: 17 and 22 translocations with COL1A1–PDGFB fusion gene
Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma
Deep-seated tumors
Alternating collagenous and myxoidal areas with rosette formation
CD34 +/−
Digital mucous cyst/mucinous cyst
Ganglion-related lesion
Commonly involving the synovium
Loose, cystic area
Low cellularity
Superficial angiomyxoma
Head and neck region
Distinctive lobulated pattern
Inflammatory cells are seen
Low-grade myxofibrosarcoma
Seen in extremities
Curvilinear capillary pattern with myeloid matrix
Perivascular condensation of tumor cells
Marked nuclear atypia
Variable for CD34 immunoreactivity
EMA – negative