Table 1 Classification of the 65 reported cases of oral focal mucinosis identified in the literature [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23]
From: Diagnosis and treatment of oral focal mucinosis: a case series
Classification | Frequency |
|---|---|
Age (years) | Mean 38.4, range 2–68 |
Male:female ratio | 21:44 |
Region of origin | |
gingiva | 44 (65.6%)a |
palate | 9 (13.4%)b |
buccal mucosa | 5 (7.5%) |
tongue | 4 (6.0%) |
retromolar | 3 (4.5%)a |
lip | 1 (1.5%) |
unknown | 1 (1.5%) |
Clinical diagnosis | |
fibroma | 22 (32.8%) |
epulis | 7 (10.4%) |
papilloma | 2 (3.0%) |
mucocele | 2 (3.0%) |
periodontal abscess | 1 (1.5%) |
giant cell granuloma | 1 (1.5%) |
pleomorphic adenoma | 1 (1.5%) |
benign tumor | 1 (1.5%) |
unknown | 30 (44.8%) |
Treatment method | |
surgical resection | 67 (100%) |
Recurrence | 1 (1.5%) |