title: [Primary intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jaws].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a malignant salivary gland tumor. Its primitive intraosseous maxillary localization is rare. We report a case with a difficult diagnosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 42-year-old female patient consulted atypical right sinus area pain. The CT scan revealed a heterogeneous tumor lyzing the right maxillary. The surgical treatment was broad resection. The pathological examination indicated an intramaxillary MEC. The surgical treatment was completed by postoperative radiotherapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary intraosseous MEC of the jaws is rare and often affects the mandible. Its intraosseous maxillary localization is even rarer. Its etiopathogenesis is still unknown. The treatment is usually surgical, and the prognosis is based on histological criteria.
authors: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale hôpital Militaire Avicenne, Marrakech, Maroc.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Lakouichmi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Mliha Touati
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Zrara
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Zoubeir
authors: M
authors: M
authors: El Bouihi
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Mansouri Hattab
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Carcinoma; Carcinome; Glandes salivaires; Maxilla; Maxillaire; Salivary gland