title: Odontogenic myxoma in a 52-year-old woman.
abstract: Odontogenic myxoma (OM) is a rare benign but locally aggressive tumour of the jaws. It is usually seen in the second to third decade of life. Women are more frequently affected than men and it has more predilections for the mandible rather than the maxilla. OM presents as an asymptomatic swelling in most of the cases. Owing to the non-capsulated and aggressive nature of OM, a high rate of recurrence has been reported. Here we present a case of OM in a 52-year-old woman managed by segmental mandibulectomy. Sign of recurrence was seen after 18 months of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Hari
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Gagan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Government Dental College, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Parveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lone
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed