Salivary duct cyst in the upper lip: Case report and review of the literature.
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2013-04
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Salivary duct cyst (SDC) in an uncommon lesion of the minor salivary glands,
with etiology related to obstruction of the salivary duct. It presents with a color
similar to that of the mucosa, is mobile, measures between 3 and 10 mm and
affects preferentially the bottom lip, fl oor of the mouth and the jugal mucosa.
SDC have a predilection for the male and individual in elderly groups. The
pathogenesis of SDC is associated with the formation of a mucous plug that
causes partial or total obstruction of the salivary gland system duct, resulting
in the dilation of the duct and increase in intraluminal pressure. They present
clinical-pathological characteristics similar to those of salivary gland tumors,
making diagnosis diffi cult and subject to errors in treatment. It is important for
the dentist to include SDC in the differential diagnosis of lesions that affect the
upper lip, although it is relatively rarely found in this anatomic site.
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Minor salivary gland, oral lesions, retention mucocele cyst, salivary duct cyst, sialocyst
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Chaves Filipe Nobre, Carvalho Francisco Samuel Rodrigues, Pereira Karuza Maria Alves, Costa Fábio Wildson Gurgel. Salivary duct cyst in the upper lip: Case report and review of the literature. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 2013 Apr-Jun 56 (2): 163-165.