Definition : A benign neoplasm derived from connective tissue, consisting chiefly of polyhedral
and stellate cells that are loosely embedded in a soft mucoid matrix, thereby resembling
primitive mesenchymal tissue. It occurs frequently intramuscularly where it may be
mistaken for a sarcoma. It appears also in the jaws and the skin. (From Stedman, 25th
ed) [MeSH];
A benign neoplasm derived from connective tissue, consisting chiefly of polyhedral
and stellate cells that are loosely embedded in a soft mucoid matrix, thereby resembling
primitive mesenchymal tissue. It occurs frequently intramuscularly where it may be
mistaken for a sarcoma. It appears also in the jaws and the skin. (From Stedman, 25th
ed) [MeSH]