title: Surgical treatment of mucocele in an 11 month-old baby: a case report.
abstract: The present report describes the occurrence of mucocele in the lower lip of an 11 month-old baby. The treatment instituted was the excision of the lesion. Microscopic examination confirmed the diagnosis of mucocele. Three months after surgery, no sign of recurrence was observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Paulista State University-UNESP, Aracatuba, SP, Brazil. cunha@foa.unesp.br
authors.forename: Robson Frederico
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.forename: MelloVieiraAnaElisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De
authors.forename: PugliesiDanielaMaria
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Correia Monique
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Guimaraes
authors.forename: Crivelini Marcelo
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Macedo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000601:surgery*