A rare case of sialolithiasis of the lower lip simulating a mucocele and review of the literature

• Autores: Hiroyuki Okada, Machiyo Yokokawa, Masamichi Komiya, Yoshiaki Akimoto, Takeshi Kanda, Hirotsugu Yamamoto
• Localización: Quintessence International, ISSN-e 0033-6572, Vol. 42, Nº. 7, 2011, págs. 589-594
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Sialolithiasis of the minor salivary glands, especially in the lower lip, is rare. We report a case of sialolithiasis of the lower lip simulating a mucocele as well as review four additional cases affecting the lower lip and 39 cases affecting the upper lip, together with details of the clinical and histopathologic findings.