Case Report

Odontogenic Fibromyxoma of the Maxilla: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Reported cases of fibromyxoma of the maxilla.

Case reportNumber of patientsRadiographic appearance

Infante-Cossío et al., 2010 [8]1Multilocular expansile radiolucent lesion of right maxilla, that destroys the buccal and palatal cortical bone

Singaraju et al., 2010 [9]1Unilocular expansile radiolucent lesion of right maxilla and antrum with teeth displacement and root resorption

Veras Filho et al., 2008 [10]1Multilocular bone destruction of ill-defined margins and involvement of the left maxillary sinus

Sivakumar et al., 2008 [11]1Multilocular expansile radiolucent lesion of the right maxilla with “tennis racket” appearance that involves the antrum

Berry and Puri, 2006 [12]1Lesion that destroys the right maxilla completely and extends into the right infratemporal fossa

Mishra et al., 2004 [13]1Expansion of right alveolar margin without bony erosion and involvement of the maxillary sinus

Keszler et al., 1995 [14]3Unilocular lesion with cortical expansion and tooth displacement, tennis racket-like or soap bubble image

Abiose et al., 1987 [15]4Multilocular or honeycombed lesion with varying degrees of root resorption

Schneider and Weisinger, 1985 [16]1Radiolucent area of the right maxilla within the periodontal ligament with alveolar bone resorption and tooth displacement

Kabir et al., 1985 [17]1Destruction of the medial wall of the right maxillary antrum and right upper alveolus

Prasad and Sharan, 1983 [18]1Erosion of the right anterolateral wall of the maxilla, obstruction of the maxillary antrum

Russell et al., 1979 [19]1Mixed radiopacity and radiolucency and divergence of roots

Cho et al., 1973 [20]6Multilocular or honeycombed lesions

Harrison and Eggleston, 1973 [21]1Opacification of the right maxillary antrum, destruction of the lateral wall, and new bone formation on the lateral aspect of the right maxillary alveolus

Kakar and Sood, 1969 [22]1Honeycomb appearance

Buchner and Ramon, 1965 [23]1Multilocular radiolucent area of left maxilla, that extends from the midline to the region of the molars

Archer, 1960 [24]1Irregular radiopaque and radiolucent patterns of left maxilla, anterior to an unerupted impacted third molar

Bruce and Royer, 1952 [25]1Radiolucent area with fine angular trabeculations of left maxilla

Wawro and Reed, 1950 [26]1Large soft tissue mass that destroys the alveolar process, the zygoma, the floor of the orbit, and the right ethmoid cells