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Mucous Retention CystAka: Mucocele

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  1. Epidemiology
    1. Most common in children and young adults
  2. Causes
    1. Local trauma (e.g. biting lip)
  3. Pathophysiology
    1. Results from traumatic rupture of Salivary Glands
    2. Results in mucin spillage into lower lip
  4. Signs
    1. Benign lesion 1-2 cm diameter
    2. Round, regular, translucent or bluish Nodule
    3. Distribution
      1. Typically occurs on inside of lower lip
      2. May occur in any oral surface with Salivary Glands
    4. Consistency
      1. Early lesions are fluctuant
      2. Later lesions are firm and fibrotic
  5. Management
    1. Surgical excision including minor glands at base
    2. Send for pathology to rule-out neoplasia

Mucocele (C0026683)

Definition (MSH)A retention cyst of the salivary gland, lacrimal sac, paranasal sinuses, appendix, or gallbladder. (Stedman, 26th ed)
ConceptsNeoplastic Process (T191)
EnglishMucinous cyst, Mucocele, Mucoceles, Mucous cyst, Mucous retention cyst, Mucus Cyst
Spanishmucocele, quiste de retención mucoso, quiste de retencion mucoso, quiste mucinoso, quiste mucoso
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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