ORAL MUCOCELE: A CASE REPORT
Dr. Himanshu Thukral*, Meenu Jain, Arppit Chopra, Divya Ratan Dahiya, Arjun Chadha, Pallavi Prakash and Chandan Pal
ABSTRACT
The Mucocele or Mucus retention phenomenon is a salivary gland
lesion of traumatic origin, formed when the main duct of a minor
salivary gland is torn with subsequent extravasation of the mucus into
the fibrous connective tissue so that a cyst like cavity is produced. The
wall of this cavity is formed by compressed bundles of collagen fibrils
and it is filled with mucin. Mucoceles are known to occur most
commonly on the lower lip, followed by the floor of mouth and buccal
mucosa being the next most frequent sites.
Keywords: Mucocele, Cyst, Salivary gland, Mucus, Extravasation, Retention phenomenon.
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