Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the mandible: a rare case report with diagnostic dilemma and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Praveer K. Banerjee, Abhineet Jain, Sonam Rathi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2016-04-01
• Series: The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology
• Subjects: intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma; mandible; odontogenic epithelium
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/1012-5574.181086

En Abstract Introduction Primary central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of jaws is a rare lesion comprising 2–3% of all mucoepidermoid carcinomas reported in the literature. It affects the mandible as unilocular or multilocular radiographic lesions. Case report The case presented here is that of a 55-year-old woman with expansile osteolytic lesion of the mandible who was managed with en-bloc resection considering ameloblastoma as preoperative diagnosis. Conclusion Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jaw is a rare tumour. The speculation on its aetiopathogenesis is mainly centered on the pluripotential capabilities of the epithelial lining of odontogenic cysts.