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Case Reports
. 2019 Jan-Jun;10(1):109-113.
doi: 10.4103/0975-5950.259843.

Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma: Case report with review of literature

Harmurti Singh  1 , Arvind Kumar Yadav  2 , Sharad Chand  2 , Abhishek Singh  3 , Bharat Shukla  3
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Case Reports

Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma: Case report with review of literature

Harmurti Singh et al. Natl J Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Jan-Jun.

Abstract

Occurrence of central mucoepidermoid carcinoma within the jaw bones from aberrant salivary tissues is extremely rare and accounts for 2%-4% of all central mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Mandible is more commonly affected than maxilla in a ratio of 2:1. The origin of mucoepidermoid carcinoma is controversial and questionable. Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma is frequently misdiagnosed radiographically and clinically as a benign odontogenic tumor or cyst. Hence, it is important to detect malignant signs and histopathological feature of central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the mandible to confirm the diagnosis. This paper reports a case of central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the mandible in a 56-year-old patient with review of literature.

Keywords: Carcinoma; central mucoepidermoid carcinoma; salivary gland tumor.

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Healing biopsy wound
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Orthopantomogram
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Three-dimensional computed tomography scan
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Partial mandibulectomy
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Resected specimen
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