Nikunj Anand Mohan, Mishra Biswajit, Elangovan Bathri, Rajkhokar Dilpreet
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Ann Maxillofac Surg. 2024 Jan-Jun;14(1):112-115. doi: 10.4103/ams.ams_226_23. Epub 2024 May 13.
Peripheral odontogenic myxoma (POM) is a rare mesenchymal tumour and it is the first case report of POM involving orbital and zygoma region.
A 16-year-old male presented with a painless, slow-growing swelling over his left infratemporal region.
The histopathological examination of the tumour was diagnosed as POM.
The patient was treated by surgical removal of tumour under general anaesthesia.
The patient has been under follow-up for the past 2.5 years and there has been no recurrence.
TAKE-AWAY LESSONS: POM is a rare mesenchymal tumour. To our knowledge, this is only the second report of a POM of the infratemporal region and the first report of a myxoma, which extends into the zygomatic region and lateral wall of the orbit.
外周性牙源性黏液瘤(POM)是一种罕见的间充质肿瘤,这是首例关于POM累及眼眶和颧骨区域的病例报告。
一名16岁男性,左颞下区域出现无痛性、生长缓慢的肿胀。
肿瘤的组织病理学检查诊断为POM。
患者在全身麻醉下接受了肿瘤切除术。
患者在过去2.5年一直处于随访中,未出现复发。
POM是一种罕见的间充质肿瘤。据我们所知,这是颞下区域POM的第二篇报道,也是黏液瘤延伸至颧骨区域和眶外侧壁的首例报道。