MUCOCELE
MUCOCELE ICD-10: K11.6
• These arise following rupture of the minor salivary gland.
• Findings: Nodule with mucus-filled cavity, with a thick roof (Fig. 33-21). Chronic lesions are firm, inflamed, poorly circumscribed nodules; bluish, translucent; fluctuant.
• Location: Develops at sites where minor salivary glands are easily traumatized, mucous membranes of the lip and floor of the mouth.
• Course: Chronic, recurrent, and then it presents as a firm, inflamed nodule.
• Treatment: Minimize trauma. Can consider excise.
FIGURE 33-21 • Mucocele A well-defined, soft bluish submucosal fluctuant nodule on the lip. Thick clear mucus drained when the lesion was incised.