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A pediatric odontogenic myxoma of the maxilla: A case report and review
Journal of Advanced Clinical & Research Insights
Odontogenic tumors represent a broad spectrum of lesions ranging from benign to malignant lesions. Benign odontogenic lesions are rare entities that are important due to their local aggressive nature and equally challenging to handle. Odontogenic myxoma (OM) in children is unusual and extremely rare. Till date, only 40 such cases have been reported in the literature with high recurrence rate between 10 and 33% with an average of 25%. We report a rare case of aggressive OM in the maxilla of a female child of 1 year and 8 months. Timely and apt histopathological diagnosis of OM enabled the surgeons to arrive at a conservative treatment plan considering esthetic and age of the child. No recurrence was noted on follow-up of the case for 6 months. The patient is kept under observation.
Odontogenic Myxoma of the Maxilla - A Case Report
Integrative Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019
Introduction : The odontogenic myxoma is a rare benign tumor of the maxilla, whose clinical and radiological manifestations are variable and nonspecific and can be confused with other radiolucent lesions. Its origin would be the embryonic mesenchyme of the dental follicle.Case report : We report the case of odontogenic myxoma of the right maxilla, discovered by chance in a 25 year old patient. Clinically, the patient had painless, firm on palpation, swelling of the right maxilla, impeding chewing and speech. Facial CT-scan showed an expansive osteolytic process blowing the right maxilla off. A biopsy was in favor of an odontogenic myxoma. The diagnosis was based on clinical, radiological and especially anatomopathological arguments.Conclusion : The local aggressiveness of the odontogenic myxoma and its high rate of recurrence justify a radical treatment beyond the lesion’s boundaries and thus imply a postoperative repair.
Odontogenic myxoma of the maxilla: A report of a rare case and review of the literature
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 2010
Odontogenic myxoma represents an uncommon benign neoplasm comprising of 3-6% of all odontogenic tumors. This article presents a rare case of odontogenic myxoma occurring in the maxilla of a 7-year-old male patient with a brief review of the pathogenesis, clinical, radiological, histopathological, ultrastructural and immunohistochemical characteristics of odontogenic myxoma.
Odontogenic myxoma: ambiguous pathology of anterior maxilla
BMJ Case Reports, 2020
Swellings in the anterior maxilla are uncommon and if present can be deemed as paradoxical conundrums presenting diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. Odontogenic myxoma is a rare, locally aggressive lesion that is primarily seen affecting the mandibular posterior region in association with an impacted tooth. It is found to be associated with odontogenesis. Treatment is usually surgical, with extent varying from curettage to resection. This report describes a rare case of odontogenic myxoma of the anterior maxilla in a 14-year-old boy, with an emphasis on its epidemiology, clinical presentation, histopathology, diagnosis and treatment planning.
Odontogenic Myxoma in the Maxilla
Journal of Gandhara Medical and Dental Science
SUMMARYThe aim of this paper is to determine the unique and very interesting case of odontogenic myxoma, which involved the right maxilla and its sinus. Odontogenic myxomas are considered to be a benign odontogenic tumor with locally aggressive behavior and non-metastasizing neoplasm of the jaw bones. It represents an uncommon benign neoplasm comprising 3–6% of all odontogenic tumors. It is usually derived from the dental mesenchyme or periodontal ligament. Despite the benign nature of myxoma, there is a high rate of local recurrence after curettage alone and thus in certain cases adequate resection is the only option.
Odontogenic myxoma in children: case report
Journal of Research in Dentistry, 2014
Odontogenic myxoma is a rare tumor, often diagnosed during routine radiographs or when it is so severe that it causes pain, a noticeable increase in volume or tooth displacement and mobility. Young adults (25-30 years of life) are more often affected by the lesion but all ages are vulnerable. The mandible is more commonly involved than the maxilla and the tumors usually grow slowly and silently. However, growth can be rapid and destructive. The radiographic aspect of a myxoma is that of a uni or multilocular, radiolucent lesion reminiscent of honeycomb or soap bubbles, depending on its size. It is an expansive tumor that may cause displacement or resorption of the teeth involved. Microscopically, the tumor is composed of round and spindle cells, with a star arrangement, arranged in a loose abundant myxoid stroma, containing only a few collagen fibrils. The treatment of choice is radical surgical excision because myxomas are not encapsulated and tend to infiltrate the surrounding bon...
Journal of Contemporary Dentistry, 2015
Odontogenic myxoma (OM) is a locally aggressive, benign, slowgrowing tumor arising from mesenchyme and/or odontogenic epithelium. It is the third most common odontogenic tumor predominantly affecting females and posterior mandible. Radiographically, OM demonstrates unilocular or multilocular, well or ill-defined radiolucency showing 'honeycomb', 'soap-bubble' or 'tennis-racket' pattern with cortical expansion and tooth displacement. Histologically, OM shows loosely arranged stellate or spindle-shaped cells interspersed in myxoid matrix. Various treatment modalities, such as wide excision, enucleation and curettage, curettage with/without electrical or chemical cautery, enbloc resection and wide resection with/without imme diate grafting can be considered based on the extent of the lesion. Here, we present a case of a 17-year-old female, with OM in the left maxilla and the maxillary sinus.
Odontogenic Myxoma. A case report
Myxomas of the jaws are rare odontogenic neoplasm predominantly found in young adults. It commonly occurs in the second and third decade, and the mandible is involved more commonly than the maxilla. It constitute around 3-6% of total odontogenic tumours and most of the times it grows without symptoms and presents as a painless swelling. Here we are presenting a case of odontogenic myxomas (OM) of 22 yr. old patient in upper left maxillary region.
Infiltrative odontogenic myxoma of the posterior maxilla: Report of a case
Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine, 2013
Myxomas of the head and neck are rare tumors of uncertain histogenesis. Odontogenic myxomas in maxilla are less common but behave more aggressively, as it spreads through maxillary antrum. It therefore reaches considerable size before being detected. The current case arouses particular interest due to the rapid growth and infiltrating nature of the lesion in a 25-year-old female patient, who denied any leading symptoms, even with the lesion involving extensively. Radiographic and microscopic similarities to a number of entities make diagnostic interpretation of odontogenic myxoma challenging. Therefore sound knowledge of clinical, radiographic and histopathologic features is important to establish an appropriate treatment aimed at a good clinical course and patient cure.