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Diverticulum of the buccal mucosa: A case report
1The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China.
Background:
A diverticulum is the medical or biological term for outpouching of a hollow structure in the body. It particularly occurs in the digestive system, but rarely occurs in the oral mucosa.
Case Summary:
This report describes a rare case of diverticulum presenting in the buccal mucosa in a 44-year-old woman that was initially diagnosed in Stomatology Hospital, Wuhan University. We made our diagnosis under the guidance of imaging data, and the patient underwent surgical resection.
Conclusion:
This report is the first confirmed case of buccal mucosal diverticulum. in addition, we elucidated that in general, idiopathic developmental abnormalities caused by succinate muscle defects are responsible for diverticulum development.
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