A novel mucocele: Myxoglobulosis.

J Oral Maxillofac Pathol

Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, D.Y. Patil Deemed to be University, School of Dentistry, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Published: March 2022

Oral extravasation mucoceles are among the most widely recognized submucosal lesions which are usually a result of trauma involving salivary glands and their ducts. This paper reports a case of a 40-year-old female patient with a chief complaint of a painless swelling on the lower lip since 6 months. Upon a provisional diagnosis of mucocele, surgical excision was carried out. Histopathological examination revealed a mucus extravasation cyst having lumen filled with unique mucinous globular structures similar to a rare variant of appendiceal mucocele, myxoglobulosis.

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