title: Odontogenic myxoma of the maxilla: surgical management and case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Odontogenic myxoma is a benign odontogenic tumour of the jaw [1]. This tumour often presents as an asymptomatic expansile lesion without sensory nerve changes [2]. It is thought to arise from mesenchymal origin with cells of microscopic similarity to dental pulp and follicle [3]. Radiographically it presents most often as a multiloculated radiolucency [2]. It is a locally aggressive lesion which may require extensive treatment to prevent recurrence.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors present the case of a 13-year-old boy with an extensive lesion in the maxilla.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We discuss various treatment approaches for management of this tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland. colmmurphy1978@gmail.com.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St James Hospital, Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Kearns
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery