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Aggressive growth and neoplastic potential of dentigerous cysts with particular reference to central mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

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Abstract
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Epidermoid carcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma that arise centrally within the jaws are often associated with dental cysts. Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jaws is rare, and usually presents in the fourth to eighth decades; we know of only 7 cases that have been described in children younger than 16. Here we describe a central mucoepidermoid carcinoma in an 8-year-old girl that arose from a dentigerous cyst associated with an unerupted mandibular molar.

Year of Publication
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2011
Journal
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The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery
Volume
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49
Issue
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6
Number of Pages
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e36-9
ISSN Number
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0266-4356
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0266-4356(10)00381-5
DOI
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10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.11.016
Short Title
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Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg
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