Central Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Mandible: A Case Report

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  • Sasaoka Kuninori
    Department of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Mogi Kenji
    Department of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Kanou Akio
    Department of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Negishi Akihide
    Department of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine

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Abstract

A case of central mucoepidermoid carcinoma involving the mandible in a 52-year-old man is described. There was a relatively clearly bordered swelling with slight redness accompanied by soft hardness on palpation was found in the left submandibular region. Segmental excision of the left mandible and neck dissection was carried out under general anesthesia and then examined histopathologically. We performed radiation therapy with Co60 (total 60Gy). There was no sign of recurrence six years after the operation.

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