Abstract
Myxomas are a group of benign tumors that have a common histologic appearance of fibrous and myxoid ground substance. According to literature, myxomas often occur between the ages of 30 and 50 years. Very often, intraoral soft tissue myxoma can be misinterpreted as malignant and is difficult to differentiate from other tumors with myxoid stroma. Of the different variants of soft tissue myxoma, intraoral is an extremely rare, slow-growing, benign ectomesenchymal tumor. We report a case of a 75-year-old female who presented with soft tissue swelling in the upper front tooth region. No history of pain over the lesion or bleeding was seen during brushing. On intraoral examination, a lesion measuring 2 x 3 cm was seen in the interdental papilla involving the attached gingiva of 22 and 23. An excisional biopsy of the lesion using a diode laser followed by low-level laser therapy revealed oral soft tissue fibromyxoma without odontogenic origin. A case of oral soft tissue myxoma is presented for its rarity and differential diagnosis of localized oral cavity lesions.