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Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (대한영상치의학회)
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A case report of odontogenic myxoma with characteristic multilocular lesion

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  • Lee, Byung-Do (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Wan (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Paeng, Jun-Young (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Son, Hyun-Jin (Department of Pathology, Eulji University School of Medicine)
  • 이병도 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실) ;
  • 이완 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실) ;
  • 팽준영 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강악안면과학교실) ;
  • 손현진 (을지대학교 의과대학 병리학교실)
  • Published : 2009.03.31
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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.

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