What are Benign Skeletal Muscle Tumors?

Benign Skeletal Muscle Tumors
Myoglobin immunohistochemical stain of rhabdomyoma, a benign tumor of skeletal muscle. This demonstrates the presence of differentiated myogenic cells, or rhabdomyoblasts, with abundant cytoplasmic myoglobin, indicated by the dark brown staining.Immunohistochemical Markers of Soft Tissue Tumors: Pathologic Diagnosis, Genetic Contributions, and Therapeutic Options. Parham DM - Analytical chemistry insights (2015). Not Altered. CC.

Benign skeletal muscle tumors are those tumors that stay in their primary location without invading other sites of the body.

Examples of benign skeletal muscle tumors include: 

  • Rhabdomyoma