Mucocele on lower lip: A case series

• Main Authors: P Chaitanya, D Praveen, Madhusudhan Reddy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
• Series: Indian Dermatology Online Journal
• Subjects: Lower lip; mucous; salivary glands
• Online Access: http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2017;volume=8;issue=3;spage=205;epage=207;aulast=Chaitanya

Mucocele is a common salivary gland disorder that can appear in the lacrimal sac, paranasal sinuses, oral cavity, appendix, or gall bladder. These lesions occur due to mucous accumulation resulting from the alteration of minor salivary glands. Lower lip is the most common site of occurrence of these lesions in the oral cavity and most probable cause is trauma or habit of lip biting. Diagnosis is mainly clinical due to its pathognomonic presentation. We report a case series of mucocele in children treated by conventional surgical excision of the lesion.