title: Soft tissue myxoma of the gingiva: report of a case and review of the literature of soft tissue myxoma in the oral region.
abstract: Soft tissue myxoma of the oral cavity is extremely rare. We present a case of soft tissue myxoma arising from a mandibular anterior gingiva in a 51-year-old male patient. Histological examination showed islands of odontogenic epithelium scattered in the mucinous stroma. This lesion was supposed to have a odontogenic origin. The clinical differences between soft tissue myxoma with bone destruction and those without bone destruction are also discussed by a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimoyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Horie
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tojo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ide
mesh_terms: D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008875:Middle Aged; D009077:Mucins / Q000032:analysis; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009077:Mucins; D014746:Vimentin; D007633:Keratins; D003094:Collagen