Table 1.
Gender | |
Male | 74 (41.8%) |
Female | 103 (58.2%) |
Age | |
Median | 56 years |
Range | 2–95 years |
Site | |
Buccal mucosa/lower lip mucosa/mandibular vestibule | 81 (45.8%) |
Buccal mucosa | 29 (16.4%) |
Lower lip | 28 (15.8%) |
Mandibular vestibule | 24 (13.6%) |
Floor of mouth | 41 (23.2%) |
Hard or soft palatal mucosa | 28 (15.8%) |
Upper lip | 10 (5.6%) |
Tongue | 10 (5.6%) |
Othera | 7 (4.0%) |
Common clinical diagnosesb | |
Mucocele | 99 (57.9%) |
Minor salivary gland tumor | 19 (11.1%) |
Sialadenitis | 15 (8.8%) |
Traumatic/irritation fibroma | 11 (6.4%) |
Salivary duct cyst | 11 (6.4%) |
aIncludes lip mucosa, NOS (3), maxillary vestibule (2), retromolar pad (1), lip vestibule, NOS (1)
bOut of 171 cases with accompanying information