04.01.2020 | Case Reports
The Rare Radiographic Sunburst Appearance of Odontogenic Myxomas: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
verfasst von:
Jamie A. White, Naomi Ramer, Todd R. Wentland, Molly Cohen
Erschienen in:
Head and Neck Pathology
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Ausgabe 4/2020
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Abstract
Odontogenic myxomas often have a distinctive radiographic presentation described as a “soap bubble”, “tennis racket”, or “honeycomb” pattern. Less frequently, examples of odontogenic myxomas with a “sunray” or “sunburst” pattern have been reported. Because malignant entities such as osteosarcomas more classically present with a sunray/sunburst appearance, odontogenic myxomas are rarely considered in the radiographic differential diagnosis of a sunburst lesion. The objective of this paper is to report a case of an odontogenic myxoma presenting with a sunburst appearance and to review similar reported cases in the literature. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this additional case of an odontogenic myxoma presenting with a sunburst appearance brings the total number of sunray/sunburst cases reported in the English language literature to 21.