Epidemiological survey of mucus extravasation phenomenon at an oral pathology referral center during a 43 year period

Epidemiological survey of mucus extravasation phenomenon at an oral pathology referral center during a 43 year period

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Mucoceles are common benign pseudocystic lesions of the oral cavity; their main etiological factors are trauma and ductal obstruction. Two histological patterns are found: mucus retention phenomenon (MRP) and mucus extravasation phenomenon (MEP). Mucus extravasation phenomeno...

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Main Authors: Thâmara Manoela Marinho Bezerra, Bárbara Vanessa de Brito Monteiro, Águida Cristina Gomes Henriques, Marianne de Vasconcelos Carvalho, Cassiano Francisco Weege Nonaka, Márcia Cristina da Costa Miguel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
Mucocele
Ranula
Minor salivary glands
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