Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma with an atypical radiographic appearance.
Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma (CMC) is a rare osseous neoplasm occurring most often in the fourth to seventh decades of life. Its usual presentation is one of a locally destructive radiolucent lesion found primarily in the mandible, in the premolar region. No reported case to date has shown a mixed radiolucent-radiopaque expression of this tumor. The objective of this article is to report such a case: a CMC that presented an atypical radiographic appearance of a mixed lesion.
Johnson
Brad
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Velez
Ines
I
D000328:Adult; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology