Maxillary odontogenic myxoma: A case report

Mohsen Barzegar; Hamidreza Ajami; Adele Pouyafard; Gooya Kabir

doi:10.18502/jcr.v8i3.8842

Mohsen Barzegar Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, School of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Hamidreza Ajami Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Dental School, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Adele Pouyafard Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Gooya Kabir Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jcr.v8i3.8842

Keywords: Odontogenic myxoma; Maxilla; Children.

Abstract

Odontogenic myxoma is a benign mesenchymal tumor that appears to be associated with odon- togenic ectomesenchyme of the growing teeth. This tumor, which often occurs in the second and third decades of life, is extremely rare and often asymptomatic in children. However, no theoretical consensus exists in the literature over the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. In this study, we investigated the diagnostic and therapeutic methods of a rare case of odontogenic myxoma in a 13-year-old child.