title: [Odontogenic myxoma of the maxilla in a three-year-old boy].
abstract: A three-year-old boy presented with a painless mass in the nasolabial fold and ipsilateral increased tearing. A diagnosis of odontogenic myxoma (OM) was established by biopsy, and the tumour was excised using a combined oral and transconjuctival approach. In small children OM occurs almost exclusively in the maxilla. Orbital involvement is very rare, and to our knowledge reconstruction with a Medpore sheet has not previously been reported. At post-operative follow-up normal eye function and an excellent cosmetic result was observed. OM should be considered in a midfacial mass.
authors.affiliation: Øre-næse-hals Afdelingen, Vejle Sygehus, Kabbeltoft 25, 7100 Vejle. linadanielsson@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lina Isabella
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Danielsson
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jakobsen
authors.forename: Torben H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Thygesen
authors.forename: Søren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fast
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery