Carcinoma mucoepidermoide intraóseo de mandíbula: presentación de un caso clínico y revisión de la literatura / Intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma of mandible: report of a clinical case and review of the literature

El carcinoma mucoepidermoide intraóseo (CMEI) es una neoplasia maligna de los maxilares muy poco frecuente. Es idéntica en casi todos sus aspectos al carcinoma mucoepidermoide de glándulas salivales pero, a diferencia de éste, asienta completamente en tejido óseo. Presentamos un caso clínico de CMEI en una paciente de 66 años de edad. Se describen las características clínicas, radiográficas e histopatológicas, tratamiento y evolución. Además se llevó a cabo una revisión de la literatura en PubMed acerca de CMEI de mandíbula publicada en los últimos diez años (AU)

Intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma (IMCC) is an infrequent malignant tumor of the jaws that is identical in most respects to the mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary glands but arises entirely within the bone. We report a case of IMEC in a 66-year old woman. We describe the clinical, radiographic and histopathologic aspects as well as the treatment and follow-up. Additionally, we performed a literature review on PubMed regarding IMEC of the mandible published in last ten years (AU)

Intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the mandible - a rare case report

Introduction: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common salivary gland malignancy. The majority of these tumors arises in the parotid and minor salivary glands but may rarely develop intraosseously. Primary intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma (PIOC) of the jaw bones is an extremely rare malignant salivary gland tumor. Very few cases have been reported in the literature to date. Case report: The current manuscript highlights clinical and radiographic features of a rare case of PIOC in a 32 year old Indian female patient. Conclusion: All the dental practitioners should be aware of the protean features of central MEC. These lesions should be included in the differential diagnosis of unilocular and multilocular radiolucent lesions of the jaws. An early and accurate diagnosis is important so that the neoplastic transformation must be identified and treated effectively.