title: Intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the maxilla in a teenager: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a rare central bony lesion in teenagers. We report on an 11-year-old girl with a central pathologic lesion in the right hemimaxilla.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services/Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas Khodayari
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Namin
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moshref
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shahoon
authors.forename: Atefeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mashhadi
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khojasteh
mesh_terms: D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*