Multiple salivary mucoceles in a young boy.
A rare case of multiple mucoceles in a 4-year-old boy is reported. The patients presented with multiple sessile swellings on his lower lip, with no obvious local aetiology. The patient was otherwise well. The lesions were excised surgically and histopathological examination confirmed the lesions to be extravasation-type mucoceles. The article includes a brief review of mucoceles.
Porter
S R
SR
Department of Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University of London, UK.
Scully
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Kainth
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Ward-Booth
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D018987:Salivary Ducts / Q000293:injuries; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology