Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jaws. Review of the literature and case report.

: A CMEC which occurred within the right maxillary canine-third molar region of a 34-year-old male was presented. The clinical symptoms were swelling and pain. Radiologically the lesion looked like an ameloblastoma or residual cyst. Hemimaxillectomy was the treatment. No evidence of recurrence has been observed for ten months after the operation.