Superficial mucoceles in cancer patients: a retrospective series from a Stomatology unit.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to relate all the superficial mucoceles found in a cancer center, described the association with oncological conditions, and discuss its etiology and pathology that we found in the past few years. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Sixteen cases of superficial mucocele were retrieved from the patients' records of the Stomatology Department of the A. C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil, and demographic and clinical data were collected from electronic medical records. RESULTS: There were 16 patients, 8 patients were men and 8 women, with ages varying from 26 to 70 years old. Superficial mucoceles were observed in patients submitted to head and neck radiotherapy (n=6), graft versus host disease (n=4), one associated with oral mucositis related to allogenic bone marrow stem cells transplantation (n=1), systemic lupus (n=1), Sjögren's syndrome (n=1), oral lichenoid lesion associated with pembrolizumab (n=1) and no local or systemic inflammatory associated found (n=2). CONCLUSIONS: This study reports a series of superficial mucoceles from a single stomatology unit. Most patients had superficial mucoceles secondary to head and neck radiotherapy and graft versus host diseases. However, two patients (12.5%) had mucoceles related to systemic inflammatory conditions (Sjögren's Syndrome and Systemic Lupus).

An absence of cilia outer microtubules, an etiology not previously recognized in bilateral mucocele.

Most paranasal sinus mucoceles are unilateral and affect one or at most two contiguous sinuses. We describe the case of a 44-year-old woman with bilateral maxillary sinus mucoceles who presented clinically with left malar pain, right-sided swelling, and proptosis of the right eye. The diagnostic workup included computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. In addition, because of the atypical bilateral presentation, we analyzed mucosal sinonasal tissue samples by electron microscopy. Microscopic analysis revealed an absence of one of the microtubule doublets in three of the outer doublets of the axoneme, thereby establishing a diagnosis of isolated ciliary dysfunction. To the best of our knowledge, ciliary dysfunction as a cause of bilateral mucoceles has not been previously reported in the literature. The patient underwent successful surgery for removal of the mucoceles, and she exhibited no evidence of recurrence at the 18-month follow-up. When a diagnosis of bilateral mucocele formation is made, we suggest that ciliary dysfunction be considered in the differential diagnosis and that electron microscopy of the sinonasal mucosa be performed in the workup.

[Maxillary mucocele after an orthognathic surgery: case report]. / Mucocele maxilar secundario a cirugía ortognática: reporte de un caso.

Mucoceles are not often found in the maxillary sinus, and is a rare surgery complication, in this case, orthognathic. This review describes a mucocele that partially occupies the right maxillary sinus, causing a chronic nasal obstruction. This is the case of a 44 year-old female patient, which after 12 years of several orthognathic surgeries, presents facial pain and right nasal obstruction. The paranasal sinus computed tomography reveals a mass with liquid content that occupies the lower part of the right maxillary sinus and compromises the right nasal cavity. The patient was treated with an intranasal marsupialization and a middle meatotomy with endoscopic nasal approach. Evolution was satisfactory two years after the intervention.

El mucocele es un tumor pseudoquístico poco frecuente en el seno maxilar y una rara complicación de la cirugía ortognática. El caso reportado describe la presentación de un mucocele que afecta parcialmente el seno maxilar y se presenta clínicamente como un tumor nasal. Se trata de una mujer de 44 años que, luego de 12 años de realizarse cirugías ortognáticas, presenta dolor facial y obstrucción de la fosa nasal derecha. La tomografía axial computarizada de senos paranasales revela una masa de contenido líquido que ocupa la mitad inferior del seno maxilar derecho, extendiéndose a la fosa nasal ipsilateral. La paciente es intervenida por vía endoscópica realizándose una marsupialización intranasal y meatotomía media, evolucionando satisfactoriamente en un seguimiento de dos años.

Mucocele maxilar secundario a cirugía ortognática: reporte de un caso / Maxillary mucocele after an orthognathic surgery: case report

El mucocele es un tumor pseudoquístico poco frecuente en el seno maxilar y una rara complicación de la cirugía ortognática. El caso reportado describe la presentación de un mucocele que afecta parcialmente el seno maxilar y se presenta clínicamente como un tumor nasal. Se trata de una mujer de 44 años que, luego de 12 años de realizarse cirugías ortognáticas, presenta dolor facial y obstrucción de la fosa nasal derecha. La tomografía axial computarizada de senos paranasales revela una masa de contenido líquido que ocupa la mitad inferior del seno maxilar derecho, extendiéndose a la fosa nasal ipsilateral. La paciente es intervenida por vía endoscópica realizándose una marsupialización intranasal y meatotomía media, evolucionando satisfactoriamente en un seguimiento de dos años.

Mucoceles are not often found in the maxillary sinus, and is a rare surgery complication, in this case, orthognathic. This review describes a mucocele that partially occupies the right maxillary sinus, causing a chronic nasal obstruction. This is the case of a 44 year-old female patient, which after 12 years of several orthognathic surgeries, presents facial pain and right nasal obstruction. The paranasal sinus computed tomography reveals a mass with liquid content that occupies the lower part of the right maxillary sinus and compromises the right nasal cavity. The patient was treated with an intranasal marsupialization and a middle meatotomy with endoscopic nasal approach. Evolution was satisfactory two years after the intervention.

Giant dacryocystocele and congenital alacrimia in lacrimo-auriculo-dento-digital syndrome.

The lacrimo-auriculo-dento-digital syndrome, also known as Levy-Hollister syndrome, is a rare multiple congenital dysplasia characterized by malformation of the lacrimal apparatus and by aural, dental, and digital anomalies. Since the first report in 1973, different clinical findings such as urogenital malformations and facial dysmorphism have been described in the affected patients, showing that the phenotypic spectrum of the syndrome is broad. The authors report for the first time an association among giant dacryocystocele, alacrima, and agenesis of the lacrimal puncta in a patient with lacrimo-auriculo-dento-digital syndrome.

Pólipo esfenonasal como causa de mucocele esfenoidal: un diagnóstico a considerar / Sphenoidal sinus polips

The sphenoidal sinus mucocele is a pseudocystic lesion of paranasal cavity (CPN). These injuries are probably underdiagnosed as they may be asymptomatic or cause nonspecific symptoms. The CT scan and the MRI increase the precision of the preoperative evaluation. We present a case of sphenoid sinus mucocele in a patient of 69 years old, who was admitted at our institution with 1 month evolution of persistent headache. Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of this case are discussed as well as the review of the literature...

A clinicopathologic review of 138 cases of mucoceles in a pediatric population.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinicopathologic features of pediatric mucoceles diagnosed in two public institutions in Brazil during an 18-year period. METHOD AND MATERIALS: Clinical data (age, sex, history of trauma, location, and size) of 138 cases of mucoceles in children 0 to 16 years of age were obtained from medical records. The lesions were classified as mucus extravasation phenomenon and mucus retention phenomenon, depending on the presence of epithelial lining in the microscopic analysis. RESULTS: Mucoceles made up 24.5% of the oral pediatric lesions diagnosed in the period of study. Age at diagnosis ranged from 0.4 to 16.0 years, with a mean age of 10.8 years. Of the total of mucoceles, 87 were observed in females and 51 in males. The lower lip was the most commonly affected site, and a history of trauma was related by 87% of the patients. Histologically, 96.4% of mucoceles were diagnosed as mucus extravasation phenomenon. Cases of mucus retention phenomenon were relatively more common in the floor of the mouth, since one in three lesions in this location belonged to this histologic type. Regarding lesions in the lower lip, only 2.65% were diagnosed as mucus retention phenomenon. CONCLUSION: Trauma is the main etiologic factor involved in the development of mucoceles in children. The mucus extravasation phenomenon is the most common histologic type in this age group. Although rare, the retention type seems to be more common in lesions on the floor of the mouth.

[Mucocele of the appendix: an unusual finding in a patient with ulcerative colitis]. / Mucocele apendicular: un hallazgo inusual en colitis ulcerativa.

BACKGROUND: Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD) have an increased risk for the development of colorectal dysplasia and carcinoma. Although appendiceal inflammation occurs histologically in 40-86% of colectomy specimens from patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), appendiceal neoplasms have been reported only infrequently, and the notion of a direct association between IBD and appendiceal neoplasia is speculative. CLINICAL CASE: A 54-year-old male patient developed abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea 3 years prior. Colonoscopy and biopsy established the diagnosis of UC (proctosigmoiditis). Disease activity was moderate at the beginning and the patient initially received medical treatment with mesalazine and prednisone. He was admitted to our clinic for right lower abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed tenderness on palpation at this site. Laboratory tests were normal (including serum carcinoembryonic antigen and CA 19-9). Colonoscopy showed intrinsic compression of the cecum. The patient underwent partial cecum resection and extirpation of the mucocele. He presented postsurgical ileus resolved with medical treatment. Final histological report revealed cystadenoma of the appendix. At the 20-month follow-up, the patient was in satisfactory condition. CONCLUSIONS: We present the eighth patient, to our knowledge, with a primary cystadenoma of the appendix and UC. Special attention should be paid to patients with extraordinary symptoms during follow-up, even in UC patients.

Retention mucocele on the lower lip associated with inadequate use of pacifier.

Mucocele forms because of salivary gland mucous extravasation or retention and is usually related to trauma in the area of the lower lips. Ruptured ducts release the mucous that accumulates into adjacent tissues, leading to swelling. This report describes a large mucocele involving the lower lip, which was produced in a child by incorrect use of a pacifier. A few important concepts are discussed to help clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of this pathology.

Análise morfológica microscópica de Mucoceles na mucosa bucal e inter-relação com sua etiopatogenia / Microscopic morphological analysis of Mucoceles in the oral mucosa and its interrelationship with etiopathogenesis

Avaliamos o perfil dos portadores de Mucoceles bucais e estudamos microscopicamente suas características para correlacioná-las com as possíveis etiopatogenias, especialmente as obstruções ductais promovidas por proliferações epiteliais hiperplásicas e neoplásicas como o papiloma intraductal, Papiloma Ductal Invertido e Sialadenoma Papilífero. Realizamos o levantamento das informações registradas de 987 casos clínicos e suas respectivas peças cirúrgicas foram re-analisadas microscopicamente em cortes teciduais corados em HE. Os dados foram registrados e tabulados para comparações e correlações. A faixa etária mais comprometida foi a segunda e terceira décadas (399 e 345 casos) e o local mais afetado foi o lábio inferior (707 casos). A distribuição entre os gêneros foi praticamente igual. Em 262 casos os pacientes relacionaram a lesão com o traumatismo prévio. Dos 987 casos, 77 (7,8%) foram diagnosticados como Cisto de Retenção Mucosa e (910) como cisto por extrasamento mucoso. Os Cistos de Retenção Mucosa aconteceram predominantemente pacientes acima da quinta década de vida. Algumas situações simultâneas foram identificadas com frequência nas glândulas salivares associadas às Mucoceles, como a Sialadenite Crônica Inespecífica, Sialadenite Crônica Esclerosente ou Tumor de Kuttner, Oncocitose e Sialolitíase. Foram diagnosticados ainda, 21 Papilomas Intraductais, 6 Papilomas Ductais Invertidos e 3 Sialadenomas Papilíferos, além de 27 Proliferações Epiteliais Intraductais de diagnóstico não determinado. Concluímos que: a) além dos traumatismos, na etiopatogenia das Mucoceles bucais deve-se considerar a presença dos Papilomas Ductais como uma importante possibilidade a ser analisada especificamente nas observações microscópicas das peças cirúrgicas enviadas para análise histopatológica, considerando-se a sua natureza neoplásica. b) a Sialolitíase e a Oncocitose devem ser consideradas como causas obstrutivas ductais de Mucoceles bucais em suas análises...

This study evaluated the profile of individuals with oral Mucoceles and investigated their microscopic characteristics with a view to correlate them to the possible etiopathogenesis, especially ductal obstructions caused by hyperplastic and neoplastic epithelial proliferations such as Intraductal Papilloma, Inverted Ductal Papilloma and Sialoadenoma Papilliferum. The study surveyed the records of 987 clinical cases and respective specimens, which were microscopically reanalyzed on tissue sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Data were recorded and tabulated for comparisons and correlations. The most affected age range was the second and third decades of life (399 and 345 cases), and the lower lip was the most affected site (707 cases). The distribution between genders was nearly equal. In 262 cases the patients related the lesion to a previous trauma. Among the 987 cases, 77 (7.8%) were diagnosed as mucus retention cyst and (910) as mucus extravasation cyst. The Mucus Retention Cysts affected mainly patients above the fifth decade of life. Simultaneous disorders were often identified in salivary glands associated to the Mucoceles, such as Nonspecific Chronic Sialadenitis, Chronic Sclerosing Sialadenitis or Kuttner Tumor, Oncocytosis and Sialolithiasis. There were also diagnoses of 21 Intraductal Papillomas, 6 Inverted Ductal Papillomas and 3 cases of Sialoadenoma papilliferum, besides 27 Intraductal Epithelial Proliferations of undetermined diagnosis. It was concluded that: a) in addition to trauma, the etiopathogenesis of oral Mucoceles should consider the presence of Ductal Papillomas as an important possibility to be specifically analyzed on the microscopic analysis of specimens submitted to histopathological analysis, considering its neoplastic nature. b) Sialolithiasis and Oncocytosis should be considered as causes of ductal obstruction of oral Mucoceles in the clinical and microscopic analyses. c) the partial and total causes...

Análise morfológica microscópica de Mucoceles na mucosa bucal e inter-relação com sua etiopatogenia / Microscopic morphological analysis of Mucoceles in the oral mucosa and its interrelationship with etiopathogenesis

Avaliamos o perfil dos portadores de Mucoceles bucais e estudamos microscopicamente suas características para correlacioná-las com as possíveis etiopatogenias, especialmente as obstruções ductais promovidas por proliferações epiteliais hiperplásicas e neoplásicas como o papiloma intraductal, Papiloma Ductal Invertido e Sialadenoma Papilífero. Realizamos o levantamento das informações registradas de 987 casos clínicos e suas respectivas peças cirúrgicas foram re-analisadas microscopicamente em cortes teciduais corados em HE. Os dados foram registrados e tabulados para comparações e correlações. A faixa etária mais comprometida foi a segunda e terceira décadas (399 e 345 casos) e o local mais afetado foi o lábio inferior (707 casos). A distribuição entre os gêneros foi praticamente igual. Em 262 casos os pacientes relacionaram a lesão com o traumatismo prévio. Dos 987 casos, 77 (7,8%) foram diagnosticados como Cisto de Retenção Mucosa e (910) como cisto por extrasamento mucoso. Os Cistos de Retenção Mucosa aconteceram predominantemente pacientes acima da quinta década de vida. Algumas situações simultâneas foram identificadas com frequência nas glândulas salivares associadas às Mucoceles, como a Sialadenite Crônica Inespecífica, Sialadenite Crônica Esclerosente ou Tumor de Kuttner, Oncocitose e Sialolitíase. Foram diagnosticados ainda, 21 Papilomas Intraductais, 6 Papilomas Ductais Invertidos e 3 Sialadenomas Papilíferos, além de 27 Proliferações Epiteliais Intraductais de diagnóstico não determinado. Concluímos que: a) além dos traumatismos, na etiopatogenia das Mucoceles bucais deve-se considerar a presença dos Papilomas Ductais como uma importante possibilidade a ser analisada especificamente nas observações microscópicas das peças cirúrgicas enviadas para análise histopatológica, considerando-se a sua natureza neoplásica. b) a Sialolitíase e a Oncocitose devem ser consideradas como causas obstrutivas ductais de Mucoceles bucais em suas análises...

This study evaluated the profile of individuals with oral Mucoceles and investigated their microscopic characteristics with a view to correlate them to the possible etiopathogenesis, especially ductal obstructions caused by hyperplastic and neoplastic epithelial proliferations such as Intraductal Papilloma, Inverted Ductal Papilloma and Sialoadenoma Papilliferum. The study surveyed the records of 987 clinical cases and respective specimens, which were microscopically reanalyzed on tissue sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Data were recorded and tabulated for comparisons and correlations. The most affected age range was the second and third decades of life (399 and 345 cases), and the lower lip was the most affected site (707 cases). The distribution between genders was nearly equal. In 262 cases the patients related the lesion to a previous trauma. Among the 987 cases, 77 (7.8%) were diagnosed as mucus retention cyst and (910) as mucus extravasation cyst. The Mucus Retention Cysts affected mainly patients above the fifth decade of life. Simultaneous disorders were often identified in salivary glands associated to the Mucoceles, such as Nonspecific Chronic Sialadenitis, Chronic Sclerosing Sialadenitis or Kuttner Tumor, Oncocytosis and Sialolithiasis. There were also diagnoses of 21 Intraductal Papillomas, 6 Inverted Ductal Papillomas and 3 cases of Sialoadenoma papilliferum, besides 27 Intraductal Epithelial Proliferations of undetermined diagnosis. It was concluded that: a) in addition to trauma, the etiopathogenesis of oral Mucoceles should consider the presence of Ductal Papillomas as an important possibility to be specifically analyzed on the microscopic analysis of specimens submitted to histopathological analysis, considering its neoplastic nature. b) Sialolithiasis and Oncocytosis should be considered as causes of ductal obstruction of oral Mucoceles in the clinical and microscopic analyses. c) the partial and total causes...

Symptomatic mucocele after esophageal exclusion.

Surgical exclusion of the thoracic esophagus can result in the accumulation of secretions and dilatation of the esophageal remnant, a clinical picture known as esophageal mucocele. Although it is usually asymptomatic, if it increases in size it can produce a variety of compressive symptoms such as coughing, chest pain and respiratory distress. We present two cases of symptomatic mucocele after esophageal exclusion treated successfully with surgical resection. We believe that surgical resection should be considered for symptomatic patients, and that esophageal bypass surgery should be used with caution and indicated mostly in patients with a limited life span or with contraindications for esophagectomy.

Balín como cuerpo extraño en cavidades paranasales / Pellet as foreign body in paranasal cavities

Las heridas por balines en cavidades paranasales son raras. La presencia de balines como cuerpos extraños en cavidades paranasales es extremadamente infrecuente. Se presenta el caso de un paciente con un balín alojado en etmoides quien presentó como complicación, 16 años más tarde, un piomucocele que comprometió el nervio óptico. El balín fue removido por cirugía endoscópica con buenos resultados quirúrgicos.

Mucopiocele de concha média: relato de caso

A mucopiocele de concha média é uma doença incomum. A maioria das mucoceles se situa nos seios paranasais, principalmente nos seios etmoidal e frontal. Neste trabalho descreveremos um caso de mucopiocele de concha média associada com uma pansinusopatia.

[Mucopyocele of the middle turbinate: a case report]. / Mucopiocele de concha média: relato de caso.

Mucopycocele of the middle turbinate is an uncommon disease. Most mucoceles are situated in the frontal and/or ethmoid sinuses. In this paper we will describe a mucopyocele of the middle turbinate associated with pansinus disease.

Mucocele, em criança, envolvendo a superfície ventral da língua / Mucocele in a children involving the ventral surface of the tongue

A mucocele é uma lesão que acomete as glândulas salivares menores e respectivos ductos, decorrente, principalmente, de traumas na região afetada. Pode-se manifestar sob duas formas distintas histologicamente: fenômeno de extravasamento e o cisto de retenção mucoso, sendo o primeiro o mais freqüentemente observado. O presente trabalho tem a finalidade de elucidar, por meio da revista da literatura e relato incomum de um caso clínico, a etiopatogenia, características clínicas e histológicas importantes bem como formas de tratamento

Mucosal cysts of the maxillary sinus: a literature review.

The aim of this article is to review the clinical, radiographic and microscopic features, as well as the etiopathogenesis, the differential diagnosis and the treatment of mucosal cysts of the maxillary sinus.