Congenital Mucocele of the Tongue: A case report with review of the literature

Abstract

Mucocele are benign lesions of the oral cavity that develop as a result of retention or extravasation of mucous material from minor salivary glands. Congenital mucocele are very rare. Mucocele involving the ventral surface of the tongue are very rare with sporadic cases reported in the world literature accounting to 2-8 of oral Mucocele.This report describes a new born baby with large swelling involving the ventral surface of the tongue presented with difficulty in breast feeding. An en block excision of the cystic swelling with removal of entire cyst wall was done.