This document discusses carcinoma of the maxilla, including epidemiology, histology, clinical presentation, staging, investigations, management, and prognosis. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common type, presenting more in men in the 5th-6th decade. Clinical evaluation includes imaging like CT and MRI to determine extent. Treatment involves surgery like maxillectomy with clear margins followed by postoperative radiation therapy to improve outcomes. Prognosis remains poor at a 5-year survival of 35-45% even with multimodality treatment. A case example is presented of a 58-year-old female smoker found to have cT2N0M0 carcinoma of the left maxilla who underwent subtotal maxillectomy followed