title: [Soft tissue myxoma of the face].
abstract: Myxoid tumors are a group of heterogeneous lesions with a voluminous myxoid matrix, which may affect any tissue in the body. The frequency of these tumors depends on their localization. On the face, the localization is most often osseous. In this case, they are odontogenic myxoma. Localization in facial soft tissues is very rare. These tumors are benign but with a high potential for local aggressiveness and recurrence. They must be treated surgically with radical exeresis and long-term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpital Lapeyronie, 371, avenue du Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France. laure_frison@yahoo.fr <laure_frison@yahoo.fr>
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frison
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goudot
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yachouh
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000473:pathology; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery