Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the mandible deriving from odontogenic cyst: A case report and review of the literature

Andrea Loreti; Abate Ornella; Floriana Arelli; Diana Spallone; Edoardo Bruno; Pietro De Luca; Leopoldo Costarelli; Angelo Camaioni

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6040

Clinical Case Reports (Aug 2022)

Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the mandible deriving from odontogenic cyst: A case report and review of the literature

Andrea Loreti,
Abate Ornella,
Floriana Arelli,
Diana Spallone,
Edoardo Bruno,
Pietro De Luca,
Leopoldo Costarelli,
Angelo Camaioni

Affiliations

Andrea Loreti: Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Division San Giovanni‐Addolorata Rome Italy
Abate Ornella: Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Division San Giovanni‐Addolorata Rome Italy
Floriana Arelli: Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Division San Giovanni‐Addolorata Rome Italy
Diana Spallone: Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Division San Giovanni‐Addolorata Rome Italy
Edoardo Bruno: Department of Surgery “P.Valdoni”, Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Policlinico Umberto I Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy
Pietro De Luca: Department of Head and Neck – Otorhinolaryngology San Giovanni‐Addolorata Rome Italy
Leopoldo Costarelli: Anatomic Pathology Division San Giovanni‐Addolorata Rome Italy
Angelo Camaioni: Department of Head and Neck – Otorhinolaryngology San Giovanni‐Addolorata Rome Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6040
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 8
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma (MEC) it can origin from a mandibular odontogenic cyst. We report the case of a 63‐year‐old man with MEC of the right retromolar trigonum of the mandibula. We performed a wide mandibular excision and immediate reconstruction with a fibula bone free flap.

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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