Open AccessPrimary intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma of maxilla
Author(s) -
Ajit Singh Rathore,
Puneet Ahuja,
Shivjot Chhina,
Anshuman Ahuja
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.151339
Subject(s) - mucoepidermoid carcinoma , maxilla , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , medicine , anatomy , carcinoma , pathology , biology , botany , genus
Primary intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma (PIOC) of the jaw bones is an extremely rare malignant salivary gland tumor, comprising 2-3% of all mucoepidermoid carcinomas reported. It is commonly seen in the posterior part of the mandible; its occurrence in the maxilla is rare. They have been reported in patients of all ages, ranging from 1 to 78 years, with the overwhelming majority occurring in the 4th and 5th decades of life. They are histologically low-grade cancers and radiographically seen as uniocular or multiocular lesions. We report a rare case of PIOC in posterior palatal region in 18-year-old male.