Conservative approach in the odontogenic myxoma treatment: an alternative with less morbidity

Cristian López Riveros; Diego Ramírez Villalobos; Frobel Delgado Bedoya; Verónica Palacios Inostroza; Carola Caamaño Martínez

doi:10.5327/2525-5711.425

Authors

Cristian López Riveros Hospital Dr. Sótero del Río, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon – Santiago, Chile. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0700-9926
Diego Ramírez Villalobos Hospital Dr. Sótero del Río, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon – Santiago, Chile. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4332-0986
Frobel Delgado Bedoya Hospital Dr. Sótero del Río, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon – Santiago, Chile. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4999-0321
Verónica Palacios Inostroza Hospital Dr. Sótero del Río, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist – Santiago, Chile. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1761-4167
Carola Caamaño Martínez Hospital Dr. Sótero del Río, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist – Santiago, Chile. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8924-4494

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5327/2525-5711.425

Keywords:

Odontogenic myxoma, Odontogenic tumor, Conservative treatment

Abstract

A 21 year-old female patient treated in the Maxillofacial Surgery Unit of Dr. Sotero del Rio Hospital, with a mandibular Odontogenic Myxoma diagnosis. Related to this clinical case and its aspects, is why we propose a more conservative alternative of treatment than mandibular segmental resection with safety margins. Through post surgical clinical and imaging surveillance, we can establish that using a conservative treatment for Odontogenic Myxoma with less local aggressiveness features, we can obtain favorable results in the long term and far less morbidity for the patient.

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