Abstract
Eight cases of the oral counterpart of cutaneous focal mucinosis and/or cutaneous myxoid cyst are reported, and their histologic and histochemical findings are discussed. On the basis of these findings, it is suggested that the lesions are identical and differ only in their anatomic location. It appears likely that most, if not all, cases diagnosed as oral soft-tissue myxomas are in reality oral lesions of the entity described as cutaneous focal mucinosis. It is postulated that focal mucinosis develops because of a fibroblastic overproduction of hyaluronic acid due to an unknown stimulus. The lesion is treated by surgical excision and has no tendency to recur.
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