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Giant Mucocele of Oral Cavity as a Mucocutaneous Manifestation of Sjögren Syndrome
Author(s) -
Katayama Ichiro,
Yamazaki Sayuri,
Nishioka Kiyoshi
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1993.tb03868.x
Subject(s) - mucocutaneous zone , mucocele , medicine , oral cavity , dermatology , pathology , dentistry , disease
Two cases of Sjögren syndrome who developed a giant mucocele on the floor of the oral cavity are reported. Histological analysis revealed the dense infiltration of lymph‐plasmacytic infiltration around the dilated salivary duct. Similar findings were observed in the biopsied specimens of the labial salivary gland which were consistent with the grade 4 score proposed by Chisholm and Mason's criteria. Mucocele is a common mucocutaneous disease of unknown etiology except for traumatic origin and Sjögren syndrome might be one of the important underlying disease which causes giant mucocele, especially in elderly female patients.