Conclusion mucocele are one of the most common soft tissue lesions of the oral cavity which mainly benign and self. Report of case a 22yearold man was admitted for removal of a mass in the left lower eyelid. An accurate exploration of the abdomen is advised due to the wellknown association between the appendicular mucocele and other mucinsecreting cells cancers, such as colon and ovarian cancers. This case report presents a young female patient who was suspected of having a plunging ranula. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The common location of the extravasation mucocele is the. Case report sphenoidal mucocele presenting with persistent headache. Excision of a mucocele in continuity with the submandibular gland reduces the recurrence rate. Mucocele of the orbit is not uncommon from the ethmoid sinus. In some cases, the mucocele appears as a gallbladder and immediately calls into question whether a graft cholecystectomy was performed. A case report parkavi a and mala dixit baburaj abstract the mucocele is one of the most common benign soft tissue masses that occur in the oral cavity. The dentist should look for a rubbery, bubblelike swelling.
We report a case series of mucocele in children treated by conventional surgical excision of the lesion. A computed tomography scan showed a welldefined soft tissue density lesion, seemingly originating in the region of the middle concha and was suggestive of a middle concha mucocele. Mucocele of the appendix was first described by rokitansky. Zaza demetrashvili, mamuka chkhaidze, kakhi khutsishvili, gega topchishvili, tamar javakhishvili, irakli pipia, and vakhtang qerqadze 2012 mucocele of the appendix. A mucocele is caused by impaired saliva flow from a salivary gland and is the most common type of cyst that occurs in oral soft tissues. Mostly they are two types based on histological features mucous retention cysts and mucous extravasation cysts. A case report savvas titsinides 1, demos kalyvas 2, konstantinos tosios 1 1 department of oral medicine and pathology, dental school, university of athens, greece. Mucoceles exert pressure on the bony boundaries and due to the proximity to the brain and orbit extension to these areas are common. Only a few reports of primary mastoid mucocele have been published in the literature table 1. Early clinical assessment, differential diagnosis and magnetic resonance imaging allow clinicians to diagnose and treat this rare condition with surgery in early infancy. This case also highlights the role that sonography and other diagnostic tools play in the evaluation of this phenomenon. This is the first reported case of a septal mucocele arising as a complication to. A 60yearold male presented with a history of right lower abdominal pain, nausea with occasional vomits and no change in bowel habits for 2 years. A 70 year old male presented to our clinic with the complaint of gradual and progressive right eye exophthalmos and diplopia for the prior 6 months.
Mucocele on the lower lip treated by scalpel excision method. Appendiceal mucocele is a relative rare disease, but appropriate management is critical. The common sites are on the mucosal aspect of the lower lip, particularly in patients with a deep overbite. Mucocele of the appendix secondary to mucinous cystadenoma is a rare clinical finding. Sonographically mucoceles usually present as homogenous and hypoechogenic regular cystic lesions. A mucocele is a mucuscontaining benigncystic lesion of the minor salivary gland. Mucocele is a common lesion of the oral mucosa that results from an alteration of minor salivary glands due to a mucous. In conclusion, mucocele of the appendix is a rare disease with vague symptoms. Endoscopic partial excision with marsupialization or complete excision are the mainstays of treatment with no reported recurrences. This paper describes the surgical technique and cryosurgery in management of oral mucocele. Mucoceles are usually found inside the lower lip, but they. Clinical presentation is varied with more than half being asymptomatic.
Appendiceal mucocelea rare case report sciencedirect. Sep 21, 2017 ct scan is important to determine the extension of a mucocele and to allow assessment of bony erosion, whereas mri orbit is needed for differentiate mucocele from other lesions, or as in our case, the difference between the mucocele and viable fat used to obliterate the sinus. Mucocele on the lower lip treated by scalpel excision. A rare case of a submandibular gland mucocele is reported. Biliary mucoceles after deceased donor liver transplantation are a rarity, and mucoceles mimicking a gallbladder from the recipient remnant cystic duct have not been described until this case. Hegdea, hemanth vamanshankara, sunil kumar saxenaa and shreshta bhatb adepartment of ent, jipmer, pondicherry, india. Secondary torsion of the appendix due to a mucocele is rare, with only 10 previous case presentations in the english literature814. Mucocele on the lower lip treated by scalpel excision methoda case report parveen reddy km1, prahalad hunasigi2, amar varma c3, praveen kumar nh4, vinod kumar5 1, 4assistant professor, associate5 professor, department of pedodontics and preventive dentistry, navodaya dental college, raichur,india. This report presents a series of cases of mucocele and.
This case report describes a 5yearold turkish boy with a 3year history of nasal obstruction. Case report on management of oral mucocele in paediatric. The preoperative diagnosis is essential to differentiate appendiceal mucocele from acute appendicitis as the treatment varies from open surgical. Case report cases of five males and one female who sought dental. A case report savvas titsinides 1, demos kalyvas 2, konstantinos tosios 1 1 department of oral medicine and pathology, dental school, university of. Diagnosis, excision, lower lip, minor salivary glands, mucocele, mucous cyst.
A case report of mucocele ike siti indiarti1, dwi ariawan2 departments of 1pediatric dentistry, 2oral surgery, faculty of dentistry, indonesia university, jakarta, indonesia mucocele is a common benign lesion in the oral cavity. The present report concerns a mucocele in the lateral aspect of the lower eyelid. A case of a frontal mucocele with an accompanying orbital abscess mimicking a frontoorbital mucocele is. After undergoing sphenopalatine artery ligation, his hemoglobin dropped from 5 gl at presentation to 100 gl postligation. The mucocele or mucus retention phenomenon is a salivary gland lesion of traumatic origin, formed when the main duct of a minor salivary gland is torn with subsequent extravasation of the mucus into the fibrous connective tissue so that a cyst like cavity is produced. Jun 07, 2019 a mucocele is caused by impaired saliva flow from a salivary gland and is the most common type of cyst that occurs in oral soft tissues. During this time, he has been evaluated at other facilities by ophthalmologist and. We present a case of 70 year old female admitted with chief complaints of right iliac fossa pain intermittent in nature with nausea and generalized weakness since 1 month. Here we present a case report of 19yearold boy with mucocele of extravasation type on lower lip treated with surgical excision. Mucoceles are categorized as retention or extravasation mucoceles based on their histopathological appearance. If the surgery was launched using a laparoscopic method and it appears that there is an appendiceal mucocele, it. Case report sphenoid sinus mucocele presenting with oculomotor nerve palsy and affecting the functions of trigeminal nerve. A recipient cystic duct mucocele is a rarity after deceased donor liver transplantation. Frontal sinus mucocele after osteoplastic flap surgery.
Mucocele mimicking a gallbladder in a transplanted liver. Show full abstract report presents an unusual case of a sublingual gland mucocele presenting as a polypoid mass clinically and histopathologically seen as a mucocele. The appendix is lined by epithelium containing more goblet cells than the colon. Appendicectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures. Mucocele of the appendix is rare and represents only the tip of the iceberg of underlying benign and malignant pathological processes. Preoperative assessment and treatment of appendiceal mucocele. In this paper, we report a case of a 51yearold woman with a mobile, painless mass in the right lower quadrant of abdomen caused by a giant appendiceal mucocele. This report presents a series of cases of mucocele and fibroma treated by surgical excision or enucleation and the respective followup routine in the dental clinic and discusses the features to be considered in order to distinguish these lesions from each other. Keywords plunging ranula, mucocele, sublingual mass, sonography figure 1. Mucoceles are benign lesions of the oral cavity that develop as a result of retention or extravasation of mucous material from minor salivary glands.
Intraseptal mucocele as a longterm complication of. Based on the size of the oral mucocele, patient age and cooperation levels, the clinician can decide the better treatment options such as cryosurgery or surgical excision. The case and operative management are discussed along with the possible progression to pseudomyxoma peritoneii and its differing management. The patient had consulted neurology, neurosurgery and ophthalmology clinics for the same. We describe a 48yearold male who presented with right upper quadrant pain and was found to have a recipient cystic duct mucocele 3 mo after receiving a deceased donor liver transplant. Dec 19, 2007 mucocele of the appendix secondary to mucinous cystadenoma is a rare clinical finding.
Right hemi colectomy is recommended for cystadenocarcinoma. Case report of an uncommon presentation and its differential diagnosis indra z. Sphenoidal mucocele presenting with persistent headache. Most mucoceles develop as a solitary lesion, and only a few cases of multiple lesions have been reported. The common location of the extravasation mucocele is the lower lip and the treatment of choice is surgical removal. Case report a 75yearold diabetic and nonhypertensive female patient, presented with a history of persistent headache since six months. Ureteral obstruction secondary to an appendiceal mucocele. It rarely develops from the submandibular gland, and on our knowledge, there had been no case report of submandibular gland mucocele with sialolithiasis occurring at the same time. Case report sphenoid sinus mucocele presenting with. The appropriate management of an appendiceal mucocele bmj. No reports of this condition could be found in the literature. Mucocele usually originates from the minor salivary gland.
Rini gangwal badjatia and others published oral mucocele. A mucocele is a swelling in mouth caused by a blocked salivary gland. We report a case of a 65yearold woman with a recent history of ptosis and ophthalmoplegia, due to a frontal sinus mucocele causing bone erosion with extension in the cranial and the orbital spaces. The patient was subsequently referred to the gynaecologists for further management. To discuss the clinical presentation, diagnostic and treatment modalities.
The worst complication is pseudomyxoma peritonei caused by spontaneous or iatrogenic perforation of the mucocele. In this case, we believe the mucocele developed from an invagination of the mucous membrane or obstruction of the anal gland during suturing during the previous haemorrhoid surgery. Three weeks later, he returned to the urgent care centre with diffuse abdominal. Rectal mucoceles are extremely rare, with no prior report of a mucocele in the anterior wall of the rectum.
Preoperative assessment of this condition is challenging and the final diagnosis is usually established intraoperatively. Intraoperative diagnosis is also tricky because the inflammation of the appendix often hides the tumor. Mucoceles are described as asymptomatic benign soft tissue masses of the oral cavity. The appropriate management of an appendiceal mucocele. The wall of this cavity is formed by compressed bundles of collagen fibrils and it is filled with mucin. We report a case of sphenoid sinus mucocele presenting with persistent headache. Indeed, the intact removal of a mucocele represents a curative treatment. It is a recognized complication to observe a donor duct mucocele that may compress the common bile duct. To describe a type iiia frontal mucocele in a case of diffuse nasal polyposis. The surgical procedure consists in the total removal of the mucocele and its contents, followed by the obliteration of the sinus. With the help of usg and cect preoperative diagnosis of appendiceal mucocele was made. We report such a case presenting to the surgeons where initial clinical findings and investigations suggested an ovarian cyst. Frontoorbital mucocele with intracranial extension.
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