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Case Reports
. 2010 Jul;1(2):183-6.
doi: 10.4103/0975-5950.79227.

Odontogenic myxoma: Report of two cases

Sridhar P Reddy  1 , Ananth Naag, Bina Kashyap
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Case Reports

Odontogenic myxoma: Report of two cases

Sridhar P Reddy et al. Natl J Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

Odontogenic tumors represents a broad spectrum of lesions ranging from benign to malignant to dental hamartomas all arising from odontogenic residues, that is, the odontogenic epithelium, ectomesenchyme with variable amounts of dental hard tissues formed in the same sequence as in normal tooth development. We report two cases of myxoma, which were misdiagnosed initially and latter, reported as odontogenic myxoma; and were treated by conservative surgical excision in one case and radical resection with hemimandibulectomy in the other case.

Keywords: Ectomesenchyme; epithelium; hamartoma; myxoma; odontogenic.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Photograph showing the biopsy specimen of case 1
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Preoperative intraoral photograph case 2
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Radiograph showing honeycomb or tennis racquet appearance
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Intraoperative procedure
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Excised specimen
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OPG showing reconstruction with iliac graft
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H and E stained section showing stellate, spindle-shaped cells in an abundant, loose myxoid stroma
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