MAXILLARY MYXOMA IN CHILDREN - A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Osseous myxomas are rare, slow growing, locally invasive, histological ly benign, mesenchymal tumours that generally arise in the second and third decades of life. They are almost always seen in the facial skele ton, being less frequent in the maxilla than the mandible. These tumou rs are especially uncommon in children and present difficult diagnosti c and therapeutic problems. The small amount of biopsy material may ma ke diagnosis difficult, and if resection is conservative, the recurren ce rate may be high. A literature review revealed only 20 reported cas es of maxillary myxoma in patients aged 14 years or less. The purpose of this report is to add our case to the literature.