Korean J Oral Maxillofac Radiol.
2009 Mar;39(1):51-54.
A case report of odontogenic myxoma with characteristic multilocular lesion
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Korea. eebydo@wonkwang.ac.kr
- 2Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Korea.
Abstract
- Although odontogenic myxoma (OM) has various radiographic appearances, the characteristic features of OM are the multilocular radiolucent lesion, straight bony septa along the margin forming either square or triangular spaces. We present a case of OM in a 25-year old-male patient. Multilocular radiolucent lesion on the left mandible body showed tennis racket appearance. Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) showed straight bony septa along the margin and cortical perforation. This CBCT features would have significantly contributed to allowing a diagnosis of OM. We think that this case shows characteristic radiographic features of odontogenic myxoma.
