[Myxoma of the jaw]

The author describes the clinical, radiographic and histological characteristics of three tumors diagnosed as maxillary myxomas at the National Oncological Institute. In the first two patients the tumor was completely excised and 74 and 67 months after surgery, respectively, both patients are well. The third patient underwent curettage of the lesion and, at the time of this report, 3 months after surgery, he has had no recurrence of the tumor and is also well.