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EXTRAVASATION MUCOCELE MIMICKING HEMANGIOMA - A CASE REPORT
Dr. Mundoor Manjunath Dayakar, Dr. Anitha Dayakar, Dr. Vinita Sharma* and Dr. Prakash Pai Gurpur
ABSTRACT
Mucoceles are the cystic lesions of the minor salivary gland, which consist of cavities filled with mucus, two types exist- extravasation type or the retention (true retention cyst) type. The majority of mucoceles, being of the extravasation type, consist of a circumscribed cavity in the connective tissue and submucosa, producing an elevation of the mucosa with thinning of the epithelium. This case report describes a lesion involving the ventral surface of the tongue which was clinically mimicking a capillary hemangioma, but on histological examination, it was diagnosed as extravasation mucocele.
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