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Oral mucocele
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Oral mucocele (also mucous extravasation cyst, mucous cyst of the oral mucosa,[1] and mucous retention and extravasation phenomena.) is a condition caused by two related phenomena - mucus extravasation phenomenon and mucous retention cyst.
Mucous cyst of the oral mucocele | |
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A mucocele on the lower lip. | |
Specialty | Oral and maxillofacial surgery ![]() |
Mucous extravasation phenomenon is a swelling of connective tissue consisting of a collection of fluid called mucus. This occurs because of a ruptured salivary gland duct usually caused by local trauma (damage) in the case of mucous extravasation phenomenon and an obstructed or ruptured salivary duct in the case of a mucus retention cyst. The mucocele has a bluish, translucent color, and is more commonly found in children and young adults.
Although these lesions are often called cysts, mucoceles are not true cysts because they have no epithelial lining.[2] Rather, they are polyps.[3]