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A Case of Odontogenic Myxoma with Unusual Histological Features Mimicking a Fibro-Osseous Process

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Odontogenic myxoma is a rare benign but locally aggressive odontogenic tumor. This report describes a case of odontogenic myxoma producing diffusely dispersed calcified products in a pattern reminiscent of a fibro-osseous lesion of the jaw. Differential diagnoses for myxoid lesions of the jaws also are discussed. This paper highlights how an odontogenic myxoma can produce a large amount of calcified products to mimic a fibro-osseous process.

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We would like to thank the staff at the University of Kentucky Oral Pathology Laboratory.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, School of Dentistry, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA

    Yi-Ling Lin

  2. Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Maryland Dental School, 650 W. Baltimore St., 7-North, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA

    John R. Basile

  3. 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Room 53-058B CHS, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA

    Yi-Ling Lin

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Lin, YL., Basile, J.R. A Case of Odontogenic Myxoma with Unusual Histological Features Mimicking a Fibro-Osseous Process. Head and Neck Pathol 4, 253–256 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-010-0189-z

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