[Odontogenic myxoma: About four cases and review of the literature].

Objective: Odontogenic myxoma is an uncommon tumor that represent less than 0,5% of all bone tumors and only 3 to 6% of odontogenic tumors. The aim of this article was to catalogue the clinical cases diagnosed microscopically as odontogenic myxoma and to describe their clinical and radiographic characteristics, comparing these to the data found in the current literature.

Design: Histological and immunocytochemical examinations were performed on odontogenic myxomas from four Tunisian patients in a period of 23 years.