• The term mucocele is preferable to mucous cyst since most of these lesions are not true cysts, in the absence of an epithelial lining. (medscape.com)
  • The lesions can be located directly under the mucosa (superficial mucocele), in the upper submucosa (classic mucocele), or in the lower corium (deep mucocele). (medscape.com)
  • The prevalence of oral mucocele is 2.5 lesions per 1000 population. (medscape.com)
  • Two cases with a C3 on FNAC also derived from papillary lesions. (bmj.com)
  • The aim of this study was to report the clinicopathological features of individuals diagnosed with oral PCM lesions at an oral and maxillofacial pathology service in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the light of a literature review. (bvsalud.org)
  • The lesions of the sinus, such as sinus mucoceles, antral pseudocysts, and retention cysts, are not included in this discussion. (medscape.com)
  • Fifty-four cases (41.9%) had histologically normal appendices, while 75 cases (58.1%) had various histopathologically demonstrable lesions ranging from acute appendicitis (the most frequent with 27%) to neoplasia (one case of mucinous adenocarcinoma). (bvsalud.org)
  • 15) In 100% of cases this detection correlated with the presence of lesions of the upper respiratory ways and was probably indicative of the rotavirus nature of the catarrhal syndrome in rotavirus gastroenteritis. (comparewords.com)
  • The MRI lesions were segmented and the results were compared with pathology and clinical examination. (jogcr.com)
  • Patient Demographics, Clinical Presentation, and Preoperative Workup Sinonasal mucoceles are benign lesions arising from progressive expansion of respiratory epithelium. (entokey.com)
  • Mucocele of the petrous apex Mucocele of the paranasal sinuses Gallbladder mucocele Superficial mucoceles can often be diagnosed by appearance and consistency alone. (wikipedia.org)
  • Differential diagnoses for biliary obstruction include a neoplasm (e.g. biliary, pancreatic), gallbladder mucocele, and cholelithiasis. (eclinpath.com)
  • In a study of 138 pediatric cases, Martins-Filho et al concluded that trauma is the main etiologic factor involved in the development of mucoceles in children. (medscape.com)
  • The development of mucoceles and ranulas depend on the disruption of the flow of saliva from the secretory apparatus of the salivary glands. (medscape.com)
  • There have been presented some entities such as early mucocele and some rare cases of mucoceles of middle turbinate and superior turbinate. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • The superficial mucocele, a special variant, has features that resemble a mucocutaneous disease. (medscape.com)
  • Internal Medicine Case Challenge: A Highly Active 80-Year-Old Woman With Sudden Illness - Medscape - Apr 03, 2023. (medscape.com)
  • Elleny M. Gutierrez, Bilal A. Shaukat, Marlyn P. Langford, John J Brinkley, William A. Byrd (2023) Delayed Vision Loss Post Assault-Induced Zygomatic Fracture Repair in a Patient with an Ipsilateral Anterior Clinoid Process Pneumatization, A Case Report. (openaccesspub.org)
  • Based on actual cases drawn from the extensive breast pathology consultation practice at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Breast Pathology covers the full classification of breast tumors and focuses on especially challenging differential diagnoses or unusual and problematic morphologic presentations. (credoreference.com)
  • Less common etiologies include infection due to gas-forming organisms, mucoceles, tumors, congenital neuroenteric cysts, and dural defects. (peertechzpublications.org)
  • Lipomas are the most common soft tissue tumors in the human body, but only 15-20% of cases occur in the oral and maxillofacial region. (ijohr.org)
  • Registry of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology of the institution during the period 2009-2014 was analyzed for benign soft tissue tumors. (ijohr.org)
  • We found eight cases of lipoma amongst 205 cases of benign soft tissue tumors reported as none of the cases of lipomas reported before 2009. (ijohr.org)
  • In cases with C1/B1 or C2/B2 investigations and in those without a preoperative procedure, the reasons for surgical referral were determined from the screening records. (bmj.com)
  • Surgical excision with the submission of the tissue for histopathologic examination is the treatment of choice for persistent oral mucoceles and ranulas. (medscape.com)
  • In some cases, the individual may have a prior history of a previously removed sialolith, other oral surgical procedures at the floor of the mouth, or transposition of the submandibular ducts for the management of severe drooling. (medscape.com)
  • When this is the case, it can pose a surgical problem as the bone in the region of the lacrimal fossa may be thicker owing to callus formation or a concertina effect of the facial bones. (dariusrauba.lt)
  • Patient repartition per years and complications Conclusion Mucocele laryngeal papillomatosis newborn not a surgical emergency with the exception of the complications judging laryngeal papillomatosis newborn the fact that it takes time for it to reach great dimensions and in clinical examination must be ruled out any cause of rhinological headache. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • The two most frequent causes of frontal mucoceles are: inflammatory changes and posttraumatic or post-interventional induced scarring of the nasofrontal duct after FESS Sphenoidal mucocele In conclusion, the endonasal marsupialization technique is nowadays the surgical approach of choice in most of the cases. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • Aggarwal, Sushil Frontal sinus mucocele with orbital complications: Management by varied surgical approaches. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • The surgical approach of sphenoid mucocele can be transseptal on the both sides for bilateral lesion, paraseptal which is the most frequent one and transethmoidal when there is simultaneous disease in the ethmoid sinus 8. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • No vision threatening pathologies were identified and surgical treatment was not recommended. (openaccesspub.org)
  • We report an uncommon case of delayed onset blurred vision and migraine headache post-surgical repair of an assault-induced left zygomatic arch fracture in a patient with an ipsilateral ACPP. (openaccesspub.org)
  • All cases had been treated by simple surgical excision, were followed, and no recurrence was reported. (ijohr.org)
  • Although patients of all ages can be affected, more than half of mucocele cases occur in those younger than 30 years. (medscape.com)
  • conversely, the majority of mucoceles in younger patients represent the extravasation type. (medscape.com)
  • Mucoceles of the glands of Blandin-Nuhn (present on the ventral surface of the tongue) appear to be more prominent in young patients. (medscape.com)
  • Case records of all patients with a B3 core biopsy categorisation who subsequently proved to have malignancy were also reviewed. (bmj.com)
  • Patients with superficial mucoceles report small fluid-filled vesicles on the soft palate, the retromolar pad, the posterior buccal mucosa, and, occasionally, the lower labial mucosa. (medscape.com)
  • The cases of four patients with clinically aggressive LAMNs were reviewed. (rare-cancer.org)
  • 1) Two patients with sphenoethmoid mucoceles developed visual field defects consistent with optic chiasm dysfunction. (comparewords.com)
  • This is a retrospective record based on a clinical analysis of 25 cases of patients who presented to the eye outpatient department with unilateral proptosis during a period of 3 years. (hindawi.com)
  • Our case highlights the pitfalls of such screening tests in demonstrating benign disease and subjecting patients to what turns out to be unnecessary invasive investigation and treatment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The administration of antibiotics in this setting is reasonable because patients undergoing sinus surgery have underlying inflammatory or infectious pathology. (medscape.com)
  • This case highlights the diagnostic challenges in newly presenting erythrodermic patients, the recalcitrant nature of this patient's disease and complications of third generation retinoid therapy. (pmpaul.com)
  • This case illustrates the challenging manner that pregnant patients pose to the general surgeon. (pmpaul.com)
  • Case files of patients were retrieved, and information on sociodemographic variables, risk factors, and fetomaternal outcome were extracted using a pro forma. (smjonline.org)
  • Out of eight cases, six patients were females, and two were men, with a mean age of 47 years (ranges: 22-76 years). (ijohr.org)
  • The ENT physician reviewed the CT scan from the ER presentation, and noted the scan showed complete opacification of the left sphenoid, and near total opacification of the right sphenoid sinuses, with no other significant sinus pathology. (svmic.com)
  • An MRI was taken at the hospital and the radiologist impression were complete opacification of a somewhat expanded appearing left sphenoid sinus, suggested an appearance of the sphenoid sinus mucocele, extensive but partial opacification in the right sphenoid sinus and posterior ethmoid air cells bilaterally, indicative of chronic sinusitis in an otherwise normal study. (svmic.com)
  • 2) The authors describe a rare case of mucocele of maxillary sinus and, on the basis of the histological and namely of the ultrastructural findings, they maintain that the mucocele has in all probability a multiple pathogenesis being dependent not only on the inflammatory processes, but also on other local predisposing factors and namely the active participation of the mucosa in the formation of the cavity of mucocele. (comparewords.com)
  • Mucoceles mostly develop laryngeal papillomatosis newborn the frontal sinus and less commonly in the ethmoid cell system or in the maxillary and sphenoid sinuses. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • Sinus mucocele: Natural history and long-term recurrence rate. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • Jaswal, Abhishek Paranasal sinus mucoceles: a comprehensive retroprospective study in Indian perspective, Indian J. Head Neck Surg. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • Lory, D. Les mucoceles du sinus maxillare: a propos de trios cas. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • Controversies in the management of frontal sinus mucoceles. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • Here, we present a case of an ethmoidal sinus osteoma associated with pneumocephalus. (peertechzpublications.org)
  • 2] Aleter A, El Ansari W, Toffaha A, Ammar A, Shahid F, Abdelaal A. Epidemiology, histopathology, clinical outcomes and survival of 50 cases of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms: Retrospective cross-sectional single academic tertiary care hospital experience. (rojes.org)
  • Oral mucocele is the most common benign lesion of the salivary glands generally conceded to be of traumatic origin. (wikipedia.org)
  • A mucocele (mucous cyst) is a benign, common, mucus-containing cystic lesion of the minor salivary glands in the oral cavity. (medscape.com)
  • In this paper, we present our treatment for a lesion identified on a private whole body CT scan, given to our patient as a birthday present, as well as recount what we believe to be the first reported case in the English literature of an abdominal wall ancient schwannoma. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Considering the site of lesion amongst the total eight cases, there was one case each on buccal mucosa, labial mucosa, floor of mouth, anterior palate, vermilion border of lower lip, tongue, buccal vestibule and attached gingiva. (ijohr.org)
  • A mucocele is a distension of a hollow organ or cavity because of mucus buildup. (wikipedia.org)
  • Chaudhry et al showed that the escape of mucus into the surrounding tissue after severing the excretory salivary ducts led to mucocele formation. (medscape.com)
  • Collectively, the mucocele, the oral ranula, and the cervical, or plunging, ranula are clinical terms for a pseudocyst that is associated with mucus extravasation into the surrounding soft tissues. (medscape.com)
  • Mucoceles, which are of minor salivary gland origin, are also referred to as mucus retention phenomenon and mucus escape reaction. (medscape.com)
  • Mucocele is cavity that contains a mucous secretion. (librepathology.org)
  • 2] 15-20% of the cases involve the head and neck region, whereas 1-4% cases affect the oral cavity which is very uncommon. (ijohr.org)
  • Infection with E chaffeensis can range in presentation from subclinical infection to life-threatening disease, as in this case. (medscape.com)
  • With cases reflecting the classic presentation format of each disease process, this book prepares students for patient encounters during their oral and maxillofacial surgery rotations. (nshealth.ca)
  • For each case, it includes an overview of the most common clinical presentation, physical exam findings, diagnostic tools, complications, treatment, and a discussion of any controversial issues that may surround the case. (nshealth.ca)
  • Clinically, it was diagnosed as a case of pleomorphic adenoma. (atmph.org)
  • Differential diagnosis of masses in the lip and cheek includes lipoma, mucocele, neurofibroma and pleomorphic adenoma. (atmph.org)
  • Regarding superficial mucoceles, trauma does not always appear to play an important role in the pathogenesis. (medscape.com)
  • Appendix mucocele may come as a consequence of obstructive or inflammatory processes, cystadenomas or cystadenocarcinomas. (wikipedia.org)
  • Conclusion: Significant pathology can be uncovered on histopathological examination of the clinically normal appendix. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the present report, we describe a rare case of primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the appendix with ovarian metastasesand unresectable peritoneal dissemination occurring in a 45-year-old female patient. (wjgnet.com)
  • Pathology In uncommon cases, carotid bodies can turn into tumorous and alter an individualпїЅs blood pH and oxygen to carbon dioxide ratios. (ehd.org)
  • The ENT physician noted the MRI revealed a probable mucocele at sphenoid, sinusitis ethmoid sphenoid at right. (svmic.com)
  • Histopathological spectrum of 112 cases of mucocele. (medscape.com)
  • MATERIAL AND METHODS: Clinical and histopathological data were obtained from biopsy records and histopathological reports from a Brazilian reference service in Oral Pathology (1999 - 2020). (bvsalud.org)
  • A clinical study of twenty-five cases with unilateral proptosis were studied in different age groups over a period of about 3 years under different headings like distribution, clinical features, radiological features, histopathological aspects, management, and outcomes of diseases. (hindawi.com)
  • A clinicopathologic review of 138 cases of mucoceles in a pediatric population. (medscape.com)
  • 18) The differential evaluation of different pathologies of the esophageal mucosa suggested a link between catarrhal and erosive esophagitis and vitamin B2 deficiency and atrophic esophagitis and vitamin A deficit. (comparewords.com)
  • Rarely, the mucocele arises within the submandibular gland and presents as a plunging ranula. (medscape.com)
  • The clinical features, origin, progress and duration, histological subtypes, treatment with follow-up of the eight cases of lipomas is summarized in [Table 1]. (ijohr.org)
  • Clinicians should be aware of the oral manifestations of PCM, with emphasis on the clinicodemographic aspects and differential diagnoses, especially considering the phenomenon of the emergence of reported cases in rural and/or urban areas of Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • Ranulas are mucoceles that occur in the floor of the mouth and usually involve the major salivary glands. (medscape.com)
  • In those cases with a C3/B3 FNAC or core biopsy result, reasons for the uncertainty were determined by examination of the report and, where necessary, slides. (bmj.com)
  • Hematoxylin and eosin stained slides of each case was reviewed microscopically and classified according to Gnepp [7] as follows: Simple lipoma, other variants: fibrolipoma, spindle cell lipoma, intramuscular or infiltrating lipoma, angiolipoma, salivary gland lipoma (sialolipoma), pleomorphic lipoma, myxoid and atypical lipomas. (ijohr.org)
  • Mucoceles are painless, asymptomatic swellings that have a relatively rapid onset and fluctuate in size. (medscape.com)
  • Although these centre on the lack of evidence that blind CT scanning of asymptomatic individuals produces any benefit in terms of identifying or precluding disease, they also emphasise the potential harm from radiation as well as from further, often invasive, investigations which are offered in the large number of false positive cases frequently seen. (biomedcentral.com)
  • After reviewing 1824 adults, Chi et al confirmed previous findings concerning the clinicopathologic features of oral mucoceles. (medscape.com)
  • Laboratory findings seen in ehrlichiosis include many of the findings in the patient described in this case, including leukopenia with a left shift, thrombocytopenia, and anemia. (medscape.com)
  • Cases were categorised according to whether the preoperative fine needle aspirate cytology (FNAC) or core biopsy had been equivocal or of uncertain malignant potential (C3/B3), inadequate or unrepresentative (C1/B1), or benign (C2/B2). (bmj.com)
  • Although obstruction may play a role in the etiology of the mucocele, Chaudhry et al demonstrated that ligation and cutting of the salivary glands' ducts in rodents did not result in mucocele formation. (medscape.com)
  • Mucoceles usually require excisional biopsy and removal of the servicing minor salivary glands. (medscape.com)
  • Long-term use, especially when topical corticosteroids are used at high dosages or in combination with inhaled corticosteroids, presents a risk of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression, cataract formation, growth retardation, nasal bleeding, and nasal septal perforation in rare cases. (medscape.com)
  • 3] As lipomas are relatively rare in oral and maxillofacial region, very few case series have been published in the literature review. (ijohr.org)
  • Clinically all cases presented as painless, well-circumscribed, submucosal nodules, with yellowish discoloration and fibro-elastic consistency [Figure 1]. (ijohr.org)
  • Immediate complications have not been reported but some tardive ones: mucocele recurrence in a small number of cases 6. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • There was a statistically significant association between some pathologies and sex, amongst the most prevalent anatomical locations and sex and origin of the patient. (bvsalud.org)
  • Infestation by the parasite in our case may be due to the patient hailing from a region with poor sanitation. (atmph.org)
  • We present the case of a 44-year-old patient who presented to the Emergency Unit of "Saint John" Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest with an altered general condition, severe pain in the right iliac fossa associated with episodes of nausea, vomiting and fever. (rojes.org)
  • We report a case of delayed vision loss and headache post zygomatic fracture repair surgery in patient with a confirmed ipsilateral ACP pneumatization. (openaccesspub.org)
  • Clinical data were collected from patient�SQ�s records, and cases were reviewed and classified microscopically. (ijohr.org)
  • After written consent, Cranial Computed Tomography (CT) was performed to exclude the intracranial pathology and revealed large intracranial extra-axial air collection extending to the vertex with no evidence of other intra-axial pathology. (peertechzpublications.org)
  • One of the most important aspects of this surgery is to first make sure that the primary pathology is due to distal obstruction of the nasolacrimal system. (dariusrauba.lt)
  • MATERIAL AND METHODS: The pathology files of two institutions were searched for lymphoma cases affecting the submandibular glands. (bvsalud.org)
  • Microscopically, three cases were classic lipomas, four were fibrolipomas and one was intramuscular or infiltrating lipoma. (ijohr.org)
  • All lipoma cases were retrieved for this case series. (ijohr.org)
  • A traumatic etiology is favored for mucoceles. (medscape.com)
  • Magnetic resonance images (MRI) revealed no intra-orbital pathologies or optic neuropathy but demonstrated a clearly delineated air-filled space of the left anterior clinoid process (ACP). (openaccesspub.org)
  • The cases reported during the period 2009-2014 to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology were retrieved for the study as none of the cases of lipomas reported before. (ijohr.org)
  • In the present case series, lipomas showed multiple site involvement in the oral and maxillofacial region with the mean size of tumor being 3 cm (ranges 1.5-4.5 cm). (ijohr.org)
  • 4],[5],[6] Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the clinical behavior, histopathologic features and differential diagnosis of eight cases of lipomas located in oral and maxillofacial region. (ijohr.org)
  • [ 2 ] The frequent location of the mucocele on the lateral aspect of the lower lip also supports the role of trauma as an etiologic factor. (medscape.com)
  • Conservative treatment has been advocated in cases of immediate-onset cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea following accidental trauma, given the high likelihood of spontaneous resolution of the leak. (medscape.com)
  • I am medically qualified and gained Master (MSc pathology) and MD degrees in Pathology (by examination) , PhD in Molecular Pathology (Breast Cancer) from UoN and obtained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists by examination. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • This interference was reported in a case of immune-mediated hemolytic anemia in a dog with marked hyperbilirubinnemia (81 mg/dL). (eclinpath.com)