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Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the mandible deriving from odontogenic cyst: A case report and review of the literature |
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| Authors: | Andrea Loreti Abate Ornella Floriana Arelli Diana Spallone Edoardo Bruno Pietro De Luca Leopoldo Costarelli Angelo Camaioni |
| Affiliation: | 1. Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Division, San Giovanni‐Addolorata, Rome Italy ; 2. Department of Surgery “P.Valdoni”, Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome Italy ; 3. Department of Head and Neck – Otorhinolaryngology, San Giovanni‐Addolorata, Rome Italy ; 4. Anatomic Pathology Division, San Giovanni‐Addolorata, Rome Italy |
| Abstract: | Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma (MEC) it can origin from a mandibular odontogenic cyst. We report the case of a 63‐year‐old man with MEC of the right retromolar trigonum of the mandibula. We performed a wide mandibular excision and immediate reconstruction with a fibula bone free flap. |
| Keywords: | fibula bone‐ free flap, intraosseous carcinoma, mucoepidermoid, odontogenic cyst |