title: Peripheral odontogenic myxoma located on the maxillary gingiva: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Odontogenic myxoma is a rare, benign neoplasm and is often located in the maxillofacial region centrally most common in the mandible. Soft tissue localization that can be classified as a peripheral myxoma is rarely seen than the central localization. Peripheral myxoma is slowly growing and less aggressive compared to the central myxoma and has a low recurrence rate.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this presentation, the patient with a peripheral odontogenic myxoma of the posterior maxillary gingiva was presented with histological findings following surgery, and the clinical differences and characteristics of the various types of myxomas were discussed by a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey. duyguaytac@gmail.com
authors.forename: Duygu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aytac-Yazicioglu
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: Sebahat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Görgün
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000473:pathology*