ABSTRACT
El mucocele es un término que incluye dos conceptos: el quiste de extravasación, que resulta de la ruptura del conducto de la glándula salival y el consiguiente derrame de la mucina en los tejidos blandos que rodean a dicha glándula, y el quiste de retención, que tiene su origen en la disminución o ausencia de la secreción glandular como consecuencia de la obstrucción del conducto de la glándula salival. No se puede considerar al mucocele como un verdadero quiste, ya que su pared carece de revestimiento epitelial. Este tipo de patología es muy común en las glándulas salivales menores (sobretodo en las labiales), pero es muy poco frecuente en las glándulas salivales mayores y en concreto, en la glándula submaxilar. El presente trabajo expone el caso clínico de un mucocele de glándula submaxilar derecha, resuelto mediante tratamiento quirúrgico y revisa todas aquellas entidades con las que se de-be establecer el diagnóstico diferencial
The term mucocele is referred to two concepts: the extravasation cysts resulting from salivary glandular duct rupture, with mucin leakage into the surrounding peri - glandular soft tissue, and the retention cysts, caused by a glandular duct obstruction and resulting in a decrease or even an absence of glandular secretion.Mucocele can not be considered as a true cyst because its wall lacks an epithelial lining.These lesions are very common in the minor salivary glands (particularly in the labial glands), but are very infrequent in the major salivary glands - including the submaxillary glands.The present study describes a clinical case of a right submaxillary gland mucocele resolved by surgical treatment and reviews the differential diagnosis with other clinical entities
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Male , Adult , Humans , Mucocele/diagnosis , Mucocele/pathology , Cysts , Diagnosis, Differential , Anesthesia, General , Biopsy, Needle , Diagnostic Imaging , Salivary Gland Neoplasms , NeoplasmsABSTRACT
The term mucocele is referred to two concepts: the extravasation cysts resulting from salivary glandular duct rupture, with mucin leakage into the surrounding peri-glandular soft tissue, and the retention cysts, caused by a glandular duct obstruction and resulting in a decrease or even an absence of glandular secretion. Mucocele can not be considered as a true cyst because its wall lacks an epithelial lining. These lesions are very common in the minor salivary glands (particularly in the labial glands), but are very infrequent in the major salivary glands--including the submaxillary glands. The present study describes a clinical case of a right submaxillary gland mucocele resolved by surgical treatment and reviews the differential diagnosis with other clinical entities.
