title: Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the maxilla: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jaw is a rare lesion, comprising 2-3% of all mucoepidermoid carcinomas reported in literature. Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the maxilla is rarer, comprising only 8% of the mucoepidermoid carcinomas found in the jaw.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 52-year-old man suffered from central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the right maxilla with cervical metastasis, and underwent partial maxillectomy and neck dissection in our hospital. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology, dental orthopantomography, CT, and PET/CT scans.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The man was followed-up regularly and was disease free after 21 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jaw is a rare lesion and radical surgical resection is the preferred treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged