title: Salivary mucoceles.
abstract: A survey of natural mucoceles revealed that there were two types, namely, extravasation and retention, and that extravasation mucocceles occurred most often in younger patients and in the lower lip, whereas retention mucoceles occurred most often in older patients and elsewhere in the mouth.
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000626:Aminopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004848:Epithelium; D004950:Esterases / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007962:Leukocytes; D008264:Macrophages; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004950:Esterases; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D005966:Glucuronidase; D000626:Aminopeptidases