Sebaceous cyst in the oral cavity
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Microscopic Cyst Resection for the Treatment of Patients Diagnosed with Epididymal Cyst
Published on: March 31, 2023
Matias Garcia Blanco1, Sebastian Ariel Puia1
1Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Odontología, Cátedra de Cirugía y Traumatología Bucomaxilofacial I, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
Sebaceous glands are reported to be normally located in the oral region in the vermilion of the upper lip and on the buccal mucosa. They are small yellowish bodies located immediately beneath the mucosa, and although numerous pathologies of these tissues have been described, very few clinical reports have been made. Pathologies such as ectopic location, hyperplasia, adenomas, carcinomas, and cysts have been described. If an excretory duct suffers a dilatation which does not regress of its own accord, it may originate a cyst. The purpose of this clinical report is to describe a free sebaceous cyst located in the upper lip.
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