title: A congenital mucocele of the anterior dorsal tongue.
abstract: We report on a new-born with a congenital mucocele on the anterior dorsal side of the tongue. The presentation as well as the differential diagnosis of congenital oral swellings is discussed. Because of breastfeeding problems the mucinous swelling was incised and drained two days after birth. Immediately after drainage the swelling disappeared. Congenital oral swellings are rare. Most of them are mucoceles. Post-partum treatment is surgically, but spontaneous remission has been described. High incidence of recurrence should be taken into account when (micro-)marsupialization or incision as sole treatment is performed.
authors.affiliation: Radboudumc Nijmegen, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Netherlands. Electronic address: Justin.ere@gmail.com.
authors.forename: J E R E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Wong Chung
authors.affiliation: Gelre ziekenhuizen Zutphen, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Netherlands. Electronic address: r.ensink@gelre.nl.
authors.forename: R J H
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ensink
authors.affiliation: Gelre ziekenhuizen Zutphen, Department of Pediatrics, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H F H
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Thijs
authors.affiliation: Radboudumc Nijmegen, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F J A
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: van den Hoogen
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009078:Mucocele / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Congenital; Diagnosis; Mucocele; Tongue; Treatment