MYXOMA OF THE MAXILLARY ANTRUM IN CHILDREN

Myxomas of the maxillary antrum are rare tumours, particularly in chil dhood. Although circumscribed, they are often more extensive than appa rent and so tend to recur despite their benign nature. Myxomas are gel atinous and are composed of stellate and spindle cells embedded in an abundant alcian blue-positive, mucoid stroma in which blood vessels ar e often scattered throughout the tumour. Three patients with maxillary myxomas, all presenting in infancy or early childhood, are described.