Journal of PEARLDENT

  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 4

Odontogenic Myxoma in the body of the mandible: Case report

  • Author:
  • Nisha Shetty, Natrajan , Manish
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 50 to 54

Dept of oral and maxillofacial surgery, carrier dental college and hospital, Lucknow

Abstract

Odontogenic Myxoma is a benign but locally aggressive neoplasm of primitive mesenchyme1. It is an uncommon lesion accounting for 3–8% of Odontogenic neoplasms.Here we present a case of 8year old female with chief complaint of persistent swelling & pain in the lower right jaw region. Lesion was enucleated & after that application of carnoy's solution was done. Lesion was sent for histopathological examination, final diagnosis of Odontogenic Myxoma was given.

Keywords

Myxoma, multilocular