Fibro-epithelial hyperplasia mimicking mucocele

Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2014 Apr-Jun;12(46):146-8. doi: 10.3126/kumj.v12i2.13663.

Abstract

The effects of chronic local irritation have been seen commonly in the form of fibroma or mucocele in children. We report a ten year old girl with the chief complaint of swelling in the lower right region of labial mucosa which was diagnosed clinically as mucocele and histologically as fibro-epithelial hyperplasia. Surgical excision was done under local anesthesia with no post-operative complication.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia / pathology
  • Lip
  • Mouth Mucosa / pathology*
  • Mucocele / diagnosis*
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases / pathology*