Case Reports
Traumatic Fibroma Misdiagnosed As Mucocele: A Case Report | |
Gandi Vyshnavi Durga, M. Srinivasa Raju, Gullapudi Yagna Sree, Gunda Jaya Sri, Indugula Durga Mounika | |
Mucoceles are the most common minor salivary gland disorders and represent the second most frequent benign soft tissue tumors of the oral cavity, following irritational fibroma. Traumatic or irritation fibroma is the healed end product of the inflammatory hyperplastic lesion, which can occur at any age. It is usually characterized by a slow, painless growth accumulated over a period of months or years and associated with a history of a prior lesion-biting injury at the site. It is a commonly acquired benign reactive lesion of the oral cavity. This is a case report of Mucocele diagnosed clinically which pathologically diagnosed as Traumatic fibroma. |
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