title: Central Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of mandible - A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND: Primary central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of jaws is a rare lesion comprising 2-3% of all mucoepidermoid carcinomas reported in literature. CASE PRESENTATION: The case presented here illustrates the hypothesis that its specific pathogenesis is unknown. CONCLUSIONS: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Surgical Oncology, Pathology and Radiation Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. manojpandey@rcctvm.org
authors.forename: Deepti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Thara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Somanathan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramdas
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pandey