Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the maxilla developing from a calcifying odontogenic cyst: A rare case report

Megumi Isshiki‐Murakami; Hidetake Tachinami; Kei Tomihara; Akira Noguchi; Katsuhisa Sekido; Shuichi Imaue; Kumiko Fujiwara; Johji Imura; Makoto Noguchi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4928

Clinical Case Reports (Oct 2021)

Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the maxilla developing from a calcifying odontogenic cyst: A rare case report

Megumi Isshiki‐Murakami,
Hidetake Tachinami,
Kei Tomihara,
Akira Noguchi,
Katsuhisa Sekido,
Shuichi Imaue,
Kumiko Fujiwara,
Johji Imura,
Makoto Noguchi

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Megumi Isshiki‐Murakami: Faculty of Medicine Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Academic Assembly University of Toyama Toyama Japan
Hidetake Tachinami: Faculty of Medicine Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Academic Assembly University of Toyama Toyama Japan
Kei Tomihara: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Niigata University Graduate of School of Medical and Dental SciencesNiigata Japan
Akira Noguchi: Faculty of Medicine Department of Diagnostic Pathology Academic Assembly University of Toyama Toyama Japan
Katsuhisa Sekido: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Toyama Red Cross Hospital Toyama Japan
Shuichi Imaue: Faculty of Medicine Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Academic Assembly University of Toyama Toyama Japan
Kumiko Fujiwara: Faculty of Medicine Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Academic Assembly University of Toyama Toyama Japan
Johji Imura: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Niigata University Graduate of School of Medical and Dental SciencesNiigata Japan
Makoto Noguchi: Faculty of Medicine Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Academic Assembly University of Toyama Toyama Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4928
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 10
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jaw is a rare lesion that has been suggested to originate from the odontogenic epithelium. We report an unusual case of central mucoepidermoid carcinoma in an 18‐year‐old Japanese man with an odontogenic cyst.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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