Central Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of mandible – A case report and review of the literature
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Primary central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of jaws is a rare lesion comprising 2–3% of all mucoepidermoid carcinomas reported in literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>The case presented here illustrates th...
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| author | Ramdas K Somanathan Thara Simon Deepti Pandey Manoj |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Primary central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of jaws is a rare lesion comprising 2–3% of all mucoepidermoid carcinomas reported in literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>The case presented here illustrates the hypothesis that its specific pathogenesis is unknown.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jaw is a rare tumour of unknown aetiology. Although about a 100 cases has been reported in literature, the speculation on its aetiopathogenesis has mainly centred on the pluripotential capabilities of the epithelial lining of odontogenic cysts.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f66723c2c35472fa92cbcd181a5e85e2022-12-21T22:39:46ZengBMCWorld Journal of Surgical Oncology1477-78192003-02-0111110.1186/1477-7819-1-1Central Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of mandible – A case report and review of the literatureRamdas KSomanathan TharaSimon DeeptiPandey Manoj<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Primary central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of jaws is a rare lesion comprising 2–3% of all mucoepidermoid carcinomas reported in literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>The case presented here illustrates the hypothesis that its specific pathogenesis is unknown.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jaw is a rare tumour of unknown aetiology. Although about a 100 cases has been reported in literature, the speculation on its aetiopathogenesis has mainly centred on the pluripotential capabilities of the epithelial lining of odontogenic cysts.</p>http://www.wjso.com/content/1/1/1Jaw tumoursintraosseous carcinomamucoepidermoidodontogenic cyst |
| spellingShingle | Ramdas K Somanathan Thara Simon Deepti Pandey Manoj Central Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of mandible – A case report and review of the literature World Journal of Surgical Oncology Jaw tumours intraosseous carcinoma mucoepidermoid odontogenic cyst |
| title | Central Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of mandible – A case report and review of the literature |
| title_full | Central Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of mandible – A case report and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Central Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of mandible – A case report and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Central Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of mandible – A case report and review of the literature |
| title_short | Central Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of mandible – A case report and review of the literature |
| title_sort | central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of mandible a case report and review of the literature |
| topic | Jaw tumours intraosseous carcinoma mucoepidermoid odontogenic cyst |
| url | http://www.wjso.com/content/1/1/1 |
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