Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the maxilla developing from a calcifying odontogenic cyst: A rare case report

  • Megumi Isshiki‐Murakami
    Faculty of Medicine Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Academic Assembly University of Toyama Toyama Japan
  • Hidetake Tachinami
    Faculty of Medicine Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Academic Assembly University of Toyama Toyama Japan
  • Kei Tomihara
    Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Niigata University Graduate of School of Medical and Dental Sciences Niigata Japan
  • Akira Noguchi
    Faculty of Medicine Department of Diagnostic Pathology Academic Assembly University of Toyama Toyama Japan
  • Katsuhisa Sekido
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Toyama Red Cross Hospital Toyama Japan
  • Shuichi Imaue
    Faculty of Medicine Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Academic Assembly University of Toyama Toyama Japan
  • Kumiko Fujiwara
    Faculty of Medicine Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Academic Assembly University of Toyama Toyama Japan
  • Johji Imura
    Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Niigata University Graduate of School of Medical and Dental Sciences Niigata Japan
  • Makoto Noguchi
    Faculty of Medicine Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Academic Assembly University of Toyama Toyama Japan

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jaw is a rare lesion that has been suggested to originate from the odontogenic epithelium. We report an unusual case of central mucoepidermoid carcinoma in an 18‐year‐old Japanese man with an odontogenic cyst.</jats:p>

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