RESUMO

A mucocele is one of the more commonly encountered disorders of the oral mucosa. It develops when a minor salivary duct is injured or blocked, resulting i n the escape of mucus into the adjacent submucosal connective tissue. We present two cases that were clinically diagnosed as mucoceles that were removed because of patient anxiety. However, histological examination revealed dissimilar and medically significant pathologies. Oral cysticercosis and salivary gland adenocarcinoma are rare diseases of the oral mucosa. It is important to consider these and other uncommon diagnoses when evaluating an oral nodule presumed to be a mucocele. We will discuss the natural history and pathogenesis of these disease processes.

Assuntos

Adenocarcinoma/diagnóstico , Cisticercose/diagnóstico , Erros de Diagnóstico , Doenças Labiais/diagnóstico , Mucocele/diagnóstico , Neoplasias das Glândulas Salivares/diagnóstico , Adenocarcinoma/psicologia , Adenocarcinoma/cirurgia , Adulto , Idoso , Ansiedade , Biópsia , Costa Rica , Cisticercose/cirurgia , Humanos , Doenças Labiais/parasitologia , Doenças Labiais/cirurgia , Masculino , Cirurgia de Mohs , Porto Rico , Neoplasias das Glândulas Salivares/psicologia , Neoplasias das Glândulas Salivares/cirurgia , Glândulas Salivares Menores , Viagem