title: Odontogenic myxoma of the face: mimicry of cherubism.
abstract: The present study is a case report of a 3-year-old girl who was referred to our clinic with the clinical features of cherubism. A locally aggressive tumor was diffusely infiltrating the maxilla and mandible. At 4 years after resection, our patient has not demonstrated any signs of recurrence, which might point to a role for adjunctive chemotherapy, in this case imatinib (Gleevec), for odontogenic myxoma.
authors.affiliation: Resident, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Grant M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Kleiber
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Stephen X
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Skapek
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lingen
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Electronic address: rreid@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu.
authors.forename: Russell R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D002636:Cherubism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis*