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salivary retention cyst

Monday 18 March 2013

salivary mucous retention cysts

Mucous retention cysts do have a true epithelial lining.

The simple ranula is a form of mucous retention cyst involving the ducts of the sublingual salivary gland and typically presents as an asymptomatic soft, fluid-filled mass in the lateral floor of mouth.