[Odontogenic myxoma of the maxilla in a three-year-old boy]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2014 Mar 24;176(13):V11130672.
[Article in Danish]

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Maxillary Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Maxillary Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Maxillary Neoplasms / pathology
  • Maxillary Neoplasms / surgery
  • Myxoma / diagnosis*
  • Myxoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Myxoma / pathology
  • Myxoma / surgery
  • Odontogenic Tumors / diagnosis*
  • Odontogenic Tumors / diagnostic imaging
  • Odontogenic Tumors / pathology
  • Odontogenic Tumors / surgery