Central Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Mandible: A Case Report

Nafise Shamloo^1, , Nasim Taghavi¹, Majid Nemati² and Yaser Safi³

¹Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Department, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

²Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

³Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology Department, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Cite this paper:
Nafise Shamloo, Nasim Taghavi, Majid Nemati and Yaser Safi. Central Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Mandible: A Case Report. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015; 3(8):235-238. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-3-8-4

Abstract

Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma (CMC) is an uncommon tumor, comprising 2-3 % of all mucoepidermoid carcinomas reported. The majority of cases occurring in the 4th and 5th decades of life and they are histologically low-grade malignant neoplasm usually affecting the mandible. The case presented is a 41 year old woman with central mucoepidermoid carcinoma at the left posterior of the mandible as a swelling with purulent discharge since last year. Radiographic examination showed a radiolucent lesion with well-defined borders in distal area of ┌8.

Keywords:
mucoepidermoid carcinoma central intraosseous salivary gland neoplasm

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