The Journal of the Kyushu Dental Society
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A Case of a Large Mucous Retention Cyst in the Middle of the Floor of the Mouth
Noriaki Yamamoto Yoshihiro YamashitaKensuke YamauchiYasuhiro MorimotoTaturou TanakaAyataka IshikawaShinji KitohIkuya MiyamotoTetsu Takahashi
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2011 Volume 64 Issue 5 Pages 196-200

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This report describes a rare case of a mucous retention cyst m the middle of the oral floor. 51-year-old man was referred to our department with the chief complaint of a painless swelling in the middle of oral floor, which had persisted for 1 year. CT and MRI images showed a large mass in the middle of oral floor. Extirpation of the mass was performed under general anesthesia. The mass was unrelated to the sublingual gland or Wharton's duct. The histological diagnosis was mucous retention cyst. After 1 year 10 months of follow-up, there have been no signs or symptoms of recurrence.
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