Diseases

Mucocele

A retention cyst of the salivary gland, lacrimal sac, paranasal sinuses, appendix, or gallbladder. (Stedman, 26th ed)

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A retention cyst of the salivary gland, lacrimal sac, paranasal sinuses, appendix, or gallbladder. (Stedman, 26th ed)

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  • Mucoceles

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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a type of cyst; non-neoplastic

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mucocele. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009078. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009078
  2. Mucocele. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucocele
  3. Mucocele. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6931220