%0 Journal Article %T 15-EVALUATION OF THE CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LABIAL MUCOCELE %J Basrah Journal of Surgery %I University of Basrah %Z 1683-3589 %A Darweesh AL Sarraj, Ali %A G Al-Taee, Riad %D 2009 %\ 12/28/2009 %V 15 %N 2 %P 88-92 %! 15-EVALUATION OF THE CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LABIAL MUCOCELE %K LABIAL MUCOCELE %R 10.33762/bsurg.2009.55622 %X The objective of the present study is to evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics of labial mucocele. Eighteen cases of labial mucocele were studied, a special protocol was designed and clinical & histopathological variables were recorded. Only one mucocele occurred in the upper lip, the rest being in the lower lip. One was bilateral. Of the mucoceles examined, 88% were of the extravasation type and 11% were retention. Of the 16 classified as of the retention type, 12.5% were in the initial stage, 31.25% in the resorption stage and 56.25% in the final stage. It is concluded that diagnosis can be established from clinical details although a histopathological study is necessary to confirm the diagnosis. %U https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_55622_780e08a839d3836c1b4e453745d26442.pdf