Mucocele in the Base of the Tongue Mimicking a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst: A Very Rare Location
| Author | Joon Ho Hur |
| Author | Jun Soo Byun |
| Author | Jae Kyun Kim |
| Author | Woong Jae Lee |
| Author | Tae Jin Lee |
| Author | Hoon Shik Yang |
| Issued Date | 2016-01-01 |
| Abstract | Abstract: 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. |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.24827 |
| Keyword | Mucocele |
| Keyword | Tongue |
| Keyword | Computed Tomography |
| Keyword | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| Publisher | Brieflands |
| Title | Mucocele in the Base of the Tongue Mimicking a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst: A Very Rare Location |
| Type | Case Report |