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. 2019 May-Jun;10(3):358-359.
doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_96_18.

Mucoscopy of Mucocele

Ishmeet Kaur  1 , Deepak Jakhar  2 , Priyanka Anand  3
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Mucoscopy of Mucocele

Ishmeet Kaur et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2019 May-Jun.
No abstract available

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There are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
An asymptomatic single soft, fluctuant slightly bluish swelling on the lower lip
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Mucoscopy showing extensive vascular network with linear (blue arrow) and branched vessels (black arrow) with intervening white structureless areas (green arrow); (b) Mucoscopy of the surrounding mucosa showing linear and serpentine vessels (black arrow) and absence of white structureless areas [Dino-Lite AM413ZT; ×50; Polarizing]
Figure 3
Figure 3
(a) Intact mucocele after surgical excision; (b) histology showing a mucous extravasation cyst in the dermis with mucinophages and mucin in the lumen with the cyst wall lined by the granulation tissue (devoid of epithelial lining), infiltrated by histiocytes and inflammatory cells [hematoxylin and eosin; ×100]
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