MUCOCELE ON LOWER LIP? NOT ALWAYS! A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Lesions of the lip that are smooth, spherical, and with same color of the oral mucosa are often diagnosed as traumatic fibromas, or focal fibrous hyperplasia, and mucoceles. Although tumors of the peripheral nerve sheath are uncommon, they must also be included in the list of differential diagnoses of lesions that are nodular involving lower lip. We present a case of a 45 year old male patient who visited our hospital for routine dental examination. On examination a soft swelling was noted on left vermilion border of lower lip extending on to  labial mucosa  measuring about 0.5 * 0.5 cm .A provisional diagnosis of mucocele was given.On histopathological examination, a well circumscribed and partially encapsulated  connective tissue was seen with centrally placed axons surrounded by short interlacing fascicles of palisading spindle shaped cells .