Myxoid transformation refers to the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides (hyaluronic acid, etc.) and proteins in the interstitial cells of cells, which are common in mesenchymal tumors, atherosclerotic plaques, rheumatic lesions, and malnourished bone marrow and adipose tissue.
Mucus-like change
Myxoid transformation refers to the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides (hyaluronic acid, etc.) and proteins in the interstitial cells of cells, which are common in mesenchymal tumors, atherosclerotic plaques, rheumatic lesions, and malnourished bone marrow and adipose tissue.
- Name
- Mucus-like change
- Name
- mucoid degeneration
- Definition
- Accumulation of mucopolysaccharides and proteins in the intercellular substance
- Common in
- Mesenchymal tumors, atherosclerotic plaques
The mucoid degeneration is characterized microscopically in the loose interstitial, with multiple protruding star-shaped fibroblasts scattered in the gray-blue mucus matrix. When thyroid function is low, hyaluronidase activity is inhibited, and mucus-like substances and water containing hyaluronic acid accumulate on the skin and subcutaneously to form myxoedema .
