- Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
- Vol: 50 Issue: 1
- Dermoscopy of oral mucocele: three types of extravasation mucoceles
Dermoscopy of oral mucocele: three types of extravasation mucoceles
Authors : Erhan Ayhan, Serdar Ferit Toprak, Şeyhmus Kaya, Şerike Akkaynak
Pages : 96-102
Doi:10.3906/sag-1907-56
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :Background/aim: Dermoscopy is a diagnostic tool that assists in imaging the epidermis and dermis. Although it has also started to be used to diagnose nonmelanocytic lesions recently, it has not been tested much on oral mucosal masses, such as oral mucoceles. This study aimed to investigate whether dermoscopy is a valuable tool in diagnosing oral mucoceles.Materials and methods: In this study, the clinical and dermoscopic features of 21 oral mucocele lesions of 21 patients 11 females, 10 males aged between 6 and 38 years who were confirmed histopathologically were evaluated.Results: Of the lesions studied, 95.2% 20 were extravasation and 4.8% 1 were retention mucoceles. The nonvascular structures were determined as white areas 61.9%, 13 , erythema 57.1%, 12 , purplish-gray background 52.3%, 11 , ulcer 30%, 8 , yellowish-orange areas 23.8%, 5 , crust 14.2%, 3 , starburst pattern 0.95%, 2 , and bleeding 0.47%, 1 . Dermoscopically, 40% of extravasation mucoceles were classified as type 1 8 patients , 25% as type 2 5 patients , and 35% as type 3 7 patients .Conclusion: We concluded that there are 3 types of extravasation mucoceles dermoscopically and clinically, and these types may be stages of transition between each other.Keywords : Mucocele, cyst, neoplasms, dermoscopy