Mucocele in the Base of the Tongue Mimicking a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst: A Very Rare Location

AuthorJoon Ho Huren
AuthorJun Soo Byunen
AuthorJae Kyun Kimen
AuthorWoong Jae Leeen
AuthorTae Jin Leeen
AuthorHoon Shik Yangen
Issued Date2016-01-01en
AbstractAbstract: Mucoceles are one of the most common benign soft tissue masses of the oral cavity. When they occur in the tongue, the ventral surface is the usual location. Mucoceles at the base of the tongue are extremely rare and must be differentiated from intralingual thyroglossal duct cysts. We present a case of a mucocele on the base of the tongue, which was incidentally found on a cervical spinal magnetic resonance image. We include a review of the literature on image findings, pathologic type, differential diagnosis, clinical symptoms, and treatment of oral mucoceles.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.24827en
KeywordMucoceleen
KeywordTongueen
KeywordComputed Tomographyen
KeywordMagnetic Resonance Imagingen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleMucocele in the Base of the Tongue Mimicking a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst: A Very Rare Locationen
TypeCase Reporten

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