Mucocele of the glands of blandin nuhn: a case report / Mucocele de las glándulas de blandin nuhn: descripción de un caso
Colomb. med
; 44(1): 46-47, Jan.-Mar. 2013. ilus
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in En
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ABSTRACT
Mucoceles arising from the Blandin Nuhn glandsare uncommon benign lesions of the oral cavity,which by their clinical presentation may be confu-sed with more serious diseases such as vascular le-sions, pyogenic granulomas, polyps, or squamouspapillomas; thereby, it is convenient to be aware ofthe characteristics of this entity to guide the accurateand timely diagnosis and treatment. Herein, we pre-sent a case of a 10-year-old patient with a recurrentlesion of this type, which required surgical excisionand marsupialization of the same, with no evidenceof recurrence during follow-up.
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Main subject:
Polyps
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Mouth
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Colomb. med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Country of publication:
Colombia