Mazabraud’s Syndrome

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled Mazabraud’s Syndrome Coexisting with a Uterine Tumor Resembling an Ovarian Sex Cord Tumor (UTROSCT): a Case Report. ( Korean J Radiol. 2007 Sep-Oct;8(5):438-42.). Authors are Calisir C Inan U Yavas US et al., from the Department of Radiology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University. The association of intramuscular myxoma and fibrous dysplasia is a rare disease known as Mazabraud’s syndrome. We present a case of Mazabraud’s syndrome coexisting with a uterine tumor and resembling an ovarian sex cord tumor (UTROSCT). This uterine tumor showed a high mitotic index and cytological atypia. To the best of our knowledge, the coexistence of the two different entities has not been reported in the literature. To access the full abstract of the article, click here.