An unusually giant myxoma of the maxilla in a child – A case report

Myxoma of maxilla is rare and slow growing benign and locally aggressive mesenchymal tumor. Odontogenic myxoma (OM) in maxilla is less common and more aggressive than that of the mandible. Commonly this tumor occurs in second and third decades of life, being rare in children and older adults. This tumor often grows without symptoms and presents as a giant size swelling. Clinical presentations show a slow growing painless mass marked by facial asymmetry leading to gross cosmetic disfigurement. Pain and paresthesia are rare, thus this tumor may reach to the considerable size before patient seeking the treatment. We report a rare case of huge myxoma over the left maxilla in an 11-year-old boy.