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'''Salivary gland mucocele''', also '''salivary mucocele''' and '''[[mucocele]]''', is a benign lesion of the head and neck. | '''Salivary gland mucocele''', also '''salivary mucocele''' and '''[[mucocele]]''', is a benign lesion of the head and neck. | ||
''Ranula'' redirects here. A ranula is a mucocele that occurs in the floor mouth.<ref name=pmid28194490>{{cite journal |authors=Kokong D, Iduh A, Chukwu I, Mugu J, Nuhu S, Augustine S |title=Ranula: Current Concept of Pathophysiologic Basis and Surgical Management Options |journal=World J Surg |volume=41 |issue=6 |pages=1476–1481 |date=June 2017 |pmid=28194490 |pmc=5422487 |doi=10.1007/s00268-017-3901-2 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Benign. | *Benign. | ||
*Infected [[mucocele]] = mucopyocele. | *Infected [[mucocele]] = mucopyocele. | ||
*Cancer may mimic a mucocele.<ref name=pmid29231036>{{cite journal |authors=Sousa Melo SL, Lanzel E, Pagedar NA, Alhazmi D, Dahmoush L, Policeni BA, Campos MS |title=Mucoepidermoid carcinoma mimicking a mucocele (ranula) in the floor of the mouth |journal=Dentomaxillofac Radiol |volume=47 |issue=4 |pages=20170331 |date=May 2018 |pmid=29231036 |pmc=5991757 |doi=10.1259/dmfr.20170331 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Gross== | |||
Features: | |||
*Floor of mouth lesion. | |||
===Images=== | |||
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Image: Ranula_human_09.jpg | Mucocele (ranula). (WC/Ph0t0happy) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||