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Myxoma of the jaws—A clinico-pathological study

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Myxoma of the jaws is a rare tumour. In India, a few single case reports have appeared, A ten year study of myxomatous tumours of the jaws at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences reveal a total of five cases ; four cases occurred in the maxilla and one arose in the mandible. Two of the cases presented with recurrence after one and half and three years respectively. Surgical excision with cauterisation, and resection for recurrence seam to be an, acceptable mode of treatment.

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  1. ENT Department, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029, Ansari Nagar New Delhi

    Mukhesh Sooknundun (Research Associate) & S. K. Kacker (Professor and Head)

  2. Pathology Deptt., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029, Ansari Nagar New Delhi

    K. Kapila (Assistant Professor)

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Sooknundun, M., Kacker, S.K. & Kapila, K. Myxoma of the jaws—A clinico-pathological study. Indian J Otolaryngol 38, 67–68 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03020143

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