Odontogenic Myxoma of the Maxilla- A Rare case Report
Published: May 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.5947
Ramkumar Subramaiam, Sangeetha Narashiman, Malathi Narasimhan, Veda Giri, Santhosh Kumar
1. Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University,
Ramachandra Nagar, Porur- Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
2. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur- Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
3. Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur- Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
4. Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur- Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
5. Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur- Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
Correspondence
Dr. N. Sangeetha,
Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University,
No 1, Ramachandra Nagar, Porur- Chennai-600116, Tamilnadu, India.
E-mail : sangeetha_narashiman@yahoo.co.in
Odontogenic myxoma (OM) is an uncommon, benign, locally invasive, non-metastasizing neoplasm arising from the odontogenic ectomesenchyme that usually occurs in the tooth bearing areas of the jaws. These lesions arouse special interest as they pose high diagnostic challenge. Here, we present a rare case of OM of the maxilla in an 18-year-old male. The clinical, radiographic and histopathological features of the lesion are discussed in this paper.
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