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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Diagnostic and therapeutic problems of myxomas (myxofibromas) of the jaws

Ralf SchmidsederAndreas GroddeckHorst Scheunemann

subject

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyMyxofibromabusiness.industrySurgery clinicMyxomaGeneral MedicineMalignancymedicine.diseaseSurgeryDiagnosis DifferentialRadiographyMandibular NeoplasmsmedicineHumansFemaleSurgeryRadiologyDifferential diagnosisbusinessMyxomaJaw Region

description

During the period from 1969 to 1977 11 cases of myxoma or myxofibroma in the jaw region have been treated at the Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic of the University of Mainz. Various kinds of diagnostic problems are discussed. We observed, inter alia, rapid tumour growth and a imitative dynamics in the radiographs, giving rise to a suspicion of malignancy in some cases. The locally infiltrative type of growth of myxomas must be taken into account during therapy, since insufficiently radical management is liable to be followed by a recurrence.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1978-11-01Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0301-0503(78)80107-6