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Oral Focal Mucinosis: A Case Report, Hala El-Kammar Dr, Yara Youssef, Bassant Mahmoud Moustafa, Iman M. Mostafa, Noha Adel Hassanine, Adham Fahmy, Rami Guiha Dr.
Oral Focal Mucinosis: A Case Report, Hala El-Kammar Dr, Yara Youssef, Bassant Mahmoud Moustafa, Iman M. Mostafa, Noha Adel Hassanine, Adham Fahmy, Rami Guiha Dr.
Future Dental Journal
Oral focal mucinosis is a rare lesion with less than 60 cases reported in English literature so far, to the best of our knowledge. It is considered to be the oral counterpart of cutaneous focal mucinosis and/or cutaneous myxoid cyst. Histopathologically, Oral focal mucinosis is demonsterates a well-circumscribed area of myxomatous connective tissue containing mucinous material, surrounded by denser collagenous connective tissue. We present a case of Oral focal mucinosis occurring on the buccal gingiva of the lower jaw.