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American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015, 3(8), 235-238
DOI: 10.12691/AJMCR-3-8-4
Case Report

Central Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Mandible: A Case Report

Nafise Shamloo1, , 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

Pub. Date: June 29, 2015
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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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