Clear cell change in mucocele: an unusual histological variant
Camilo Andrés Pérez Montiel, Gabriel Jaime Varela Aguirre
Abstract
Oral mucocele (OM) with clear cell change is a rare histological variant that can generate diagnostic difficulties and must be differentiated from benign, malignant and metastatic neoplasms that have this histological pattern. We present the case of a 27-year-old woman with OM with clear cell change in which the complete medical history, histopathological evaluation and immunohistochemical studies led to a correct diagnosis.
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Submitted date:
08/30/2021
Accepted date:
09/23/2021
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