Mucocele of the upper lip: Case report of an uncommon presentation and its differential diagnosis

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 318-321

  Mustapha, Indra Z ^a,b,c   Boucree Jr , Stanley A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c Newark Beth Israel Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Diagnosis, differential; Lip diseases pathology; Mucocele pathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LIP DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOCELE; PATHOLOGY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LIP DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOCELE;

EID: 4043062020     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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