RESUMEN
Mucocele is a benign lesion characterized by an extravasation or retention of mucous in submucosal tissue from minor salivary glands. Mucoceles are known to occur most commonly on the lower lip, followed by the floor of mouth and buccal mucosa being the next most frequent sites. Trauma and lip biting habits are the main cause for these types of lesions. Mucocele is a common oral mucosal lesion but it is rarely observed in the infant. This paper highlights the successful management of a rare case of mucocele in an 11-month-old child. Diagnosis and management of mucocele are challenging. For this reason we felt it would be interesting to review the clinical characteristics, histological features, differential diagnosis, and their treatment and evolution in order to aid decision-making in daily clinical practice.
RESUMEN
Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is a rare entity. When it does occur, mandibular NHL typically manifests similar to an odontogenic pathology. This results in delayed diagnosis and treatment. We present a 50-year-old female who was erroneously treated for a pyogenic granuloma several months before the correct diagnosis of extranodal primary NHL of the oral cavity was made. Fortunately, the solitary bony lymphoma had not disseminated and management by chemo-radiation allowed for disease eradication and new post-treatment bone formation. The purpose of this report is to describe a rare case of primary NHL of the mandible, explore the diagnosis and work-up and discuss treatment strategies. This case illustrates the need for co-operative diagnostic referrals between physicians and dentists.
