Myxoma(Fibromyxoma) of the Jaw

악골에 발생한 점액종(섬유점액종)

  • Cho, Han-Kuk (Department of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Hong-Suck (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Heung-Shik (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ryu, Suo-Yun (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
  • 조한국 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강병리학교실) ;
  • 김홍석 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강병리학교실) ;
  • 박흥식 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강병리학교실) ;
  • 유서윤 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강병리학교실)
  • Published : 1973.05.30

Abstract

The auhors have studies clinically and histopathologically on the 6 rare cases of odontogenic myxoma or fibromyxoma of the jaw which were obtained from 72 odontogenic tumor of Biopsy cases during 10 years from 1961 to 1971 at the Dept. of Oral Pathology, college of Dentistry, Seoul National University. The results are are follows; 1. In 72 cases of odontogenic tumor, myxoma or fibromyxoma were 6 cases (8.34%) 2. 4 cases in 6 cases of myxoma (fibromyxoma) were occurred in male and 2 cases were in female, and the median age of 6 cases was 27 and the age range was 4 to 44. In the location, each 3 cases located in upper and lower jaw. 3. All 6 cases were occurred in jaws with central origin by expansive slowly growth, painless. the operation prognosis was almost good without one case. 4. The histopathological findings of 6 cases consists of loosely arranged stellate shaped cells with long, anastomosing cytoplasmic process. The cytoplasm of these cells are basophilic poorly stain and nuclei are avoid and hyperchromic.

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