Odontogenic Myxoma of the Maxilla- A Rare case Report.

نویسندگان

  • Ramkumar Subramaiam
  • Sangeetha Narashiman
  • Malathi Narasimhan
  • Veda Giri
  • Santhosh Kumar
چکیده

Odontogenic myxoma (OM) is an uncommon, benign, locally invasive, non-metastasizing neoplasm arising from the odontogenic ectomesenchyme that usually occurs in the tooth bearing areas of the jaws. These lesions arouse special interest as they pose high diagnostic challenge. Here, we present a rare case of OM of the maxilla in an 18-year-old male. The clinical, radiographic and histopathological features of the lesion are discussed in this paper.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR

دوره 9 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015