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Greg Hosler, MD, PhD

Diagnosis

mucocele

Body Site

lip

Age

10 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

discrete

Color

pink

Morphology

cyst

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This young man developed a cystic but mildly firm papule on the mucosal surface of his lower lip. Mucoceles can result from blockage of a minor salivary duct, casing ductular dilitation or may rupture, as in this case, resulting in an inflammatory process.

Description

This biopsy is of mucosa. There is a mixed inflammatory infiltrate in the submucosa, comprised of lymphocytes, histiocytes, neutrophils and abundant extravasated mucin.

Categories

mucous membrane disorders

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5/6/2009 22:01:33

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