Odontogenic Myxoma of Maxilla

Odontogenic myxoma (OM) is a locally aggressive, benign, slowgrowing tumor arising from mesenchyme and/or odontogenic epithelium. It is the third most common odontogenic tumor predominantly affecting females and posterior mandible. Radiographically, OM demonstrates unilocular or multilocular, well or ill-defined radiolucency showing ‘honeycomb’, ‘soap-bubble’ or ‘tennis-racket’ pattern with cortical expansion and tooth displacement. Histologically, OM shows loosely arranged stellate or spindle-shaped cells interspersed in myxoid matrix. Various treatment modalities, such as wide excision, enucleation and curettage, curettage with/without electrical or chemical cautery, enbloc resection and wide resection with/without immediate grafting can be considered based on the extent of the lesion. Here, we present a case of a 17-year-old female, with OM in the left maxilla and the maxillary sinus. Hosalkar RM, Patel S, Pathak J, Swain N. Odontogenic Myxoma of Maxilla. J Contemp Dent 2015;5(1):27-30.