title: Report of a rare case of an odontogenic myxoma of the maxilla and review of literature.
abstract: Odontogenic myxoma (OM) is a mesenchymal tissue benign neoplasia, being relatively rare which is almost exclusively seen in tooth-bearing areas. OM commonly occurs in the 2(nd) and 3(rd) decade and the mandible is involved more commonly than the maxilla. The lesion often grows without symptoms and presents as a painless swelling. Radiographically, the myxoma appears as a unilocular or multilocular radiolucency. This article presents a rare case of OM occurring in the maxilla of a 28-year-old female patient with a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, MM College of Dental Sciences, MM University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Sm
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manjunath
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Peoples Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Aa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Vishnu Dental College and Hospital, Bhimavaram, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Swetha
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, RKDF Dental College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Nj
authors.initials: Nj
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: BRS Institute of Medical Sciences, Dental College and Hospital, Panchkula, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of E.C.H.S., Phagwara, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Fibromyxoma; Odontogenic myxomas; Odontogenic tumors