Intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the maxilla in a teenager: a case report and review of literature.

Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a rare central bony lesion in teenagers. We report on an 11-year-old girl with a central pathologic lesion in the right hemimaxilla.

A study of the relationship between ameloblastoma and human papilloma virus.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relation of ameloblastoma with one of its probable etiologic factors, human papilloma virus (HPV).

Materials And Methods: This study was carried out in a retrospective, observational, and blind manner with information forms using an exact polymerize chain reaction. Fifty paraffinated blocks of ameloblastoma tumor were compared with 50 impacted third molar follicles.