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Mucus retention cyst |
Other name for mucus cyst |
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True |
Mucus cyst is lined by an epithelium |
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Obstruction of salivary flow |
Etiology of mucus cyst |
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Palate, cheek, and floor of the mouth (sometimes, maxillary sinus) |
Common sites of mucus cyst |
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3 to 10 mm |
Size variation of mucus cyst |
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Mobile, non-tender, without peripheral inflammatory change |
Characteristics of mucus cysts on palpation |
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Maxillary sinus cyst |
A dome-shaped, semilunar radiopacity noted on the maxillary sinus |
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Oncocytes |
Ductal epithelium cells that lines the cystic cavity of mucus cyst |
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Oncocytes |
Enlarged salivary duct-lining cells with cuboidal shape, pink granular mitochondria-filled cytoplasm, and a round nucleus |
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Complete removal |
Tx for mucus cyst |
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Complete removal |
Tx for mucus cyst |
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No recurrence |
Recurrence in mucus cyst |
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Mucus retention cyst Mucus cyst |
Other name/s for ranula |
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Ranula |
Mucocele in the floor of the mouth |
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Ranula |
Represent a mucus extravasation phenomenon or mucus retention cyst |
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Sublingual salivary glands and submandibular glands |
Ranula is associated with duct system of ____ and ___ |
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Ductal obstruction |
Most frequent cause of ranula |
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Sialolith or salivary stone |
Precipitation of calcium salts |
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Ductal obstruction Traumatic extrusion of mucus (contributory) |
Etiology of ranula |
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Ranula |
Present as fluctuant, unilateral, soft tissue mass in the floor of the mouth |
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Stone |
What structure is seen on radiographic images of ranula |
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Occlusal view radiograph |
Radiograph of choice for diagnosing ranula |
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Ranula |
Majority are caharcterized by thick mucoserous fliud surrounded by granulation tissue |
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Marsupilization Excision |
Tx for extravasation type of ranula |
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Surgically removed or milked |
Tx for ranula caused by sialolithiasis |
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Gingival cyst |
Arises from the dental lamina remnants between oral epithelium and periosteum |
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Mandibular premolar and cuspid region |
Majority of gingival cyst occur in what region |
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Local excision |
Tx for gingival cyst |
