An intra-oral comedo or diverticulum of the buccal mucosa

Rees, R T

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4809168

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“…However, if the diverticulum appears asymptomatic and the patient shows organic and functional disorders specific to the elder such as dementia, conservative follow-up may be more appropriate. 8,10,12 If food stagnation is present, oral hygiene treatment may be warranted to prevent inflammation. The methods applicable for oral hygiene practice may be the same as in usual practice, as excessive care in the diverticulum may lead to inflammation.…”

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“…To the best of our knowledge, only 13 cases have been reported in the literature. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] All those cases arose in the buccal mucosa, mainly in elder individuals (age range, 42-89 years). The characteristic oral finding was a bag-like depression in the mucous membrane, with some cases showing concomitant food impaction 6,7,11,13 and inflammatory changes such as redness and bleeding from the mucosa.…”

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“…5 The diverticulum ranged from 3 mm to 70 mm in diameter, with a depth of 5-100 mm. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] We report herein an additional case of a buccal mucosal diverticulum.…”

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Diverticulum in buccal mucosa: A rare sac‐like oral pouch

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A diverticulum is a sac-like protrusion of the gastrointestinal tract, commonly occurring in the colon wall. 1 To be specific, colonic diverticulosis is a state in which part of the colon wall protrudes in a sac-like shape. 2 Diverticula are common among older adults, occurring in about half of individuals between 60 and 80 years old, and affecting men and women equally. Factors that may be associated with diverticula include a low-fibre diet, abnormal contractions and spasms of the muscles in the colon wall, obesity, lack of exercise, and various medications. 3 Diverticula are classified into congenital or acquired, unilateral or bilateral, and true or false. True diverticula involve all layers of the structure, including the muscularis propria and adventitia, while false diverticula do not involve the muscular layers or adventitia. 4 Diverticula are rarely encountered in the oral region. To the best of our knowledge, only 13 cases have been reported in the literature. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] All those cases arose in the buccal mucosa, mainly in elder individuals (age range, 42-89 years). The characteristic oral finding was a bag-like depression in the mucous membrane, with some cases showing concomitant food impaction 6,7,11,13 and inflammatory changes such as redness and bleeding from the mucosa. 5 The diverticulum ranged from 3 mm to 70 mm in diameter, with a depth of 5-100 mm. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] We report herein an additional case of a buccal mucosal diverticulum.

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Diverticulum in buccal mucosa: A rare sac‐like oral pouch

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“…Clinical symptoms of an oral diverticulum include swelling [3], halitosis [5, 7], bleeding [3], and food impaction [7]. Three reported cases [4–6] were followed up with conservative treatment, and surgical excision was performed in another three cases [3, 7, 8]. The aim of the surgery was to stop food impaction into the diverticulum [7, 8].…”

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Oral diverticulum: a case report with histopathological findings

Yamada

Takeda

Ohashi

et al. 2019

Journal of Surgical Case Reports

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Oral diverticulum is rarely encountered, and the histopathological findings are unclear. We herein report a case of an oral diverticulum and describe its histopathological findings. A buccal mucosal outpouching was observed in a 66-year-old man. Food debris was seen within the outpouching. Under the clinical diagnosis of a diverticulum-like lesion, excision of the outpouching was performed through an intraoral incision to stop food impaction. Histopathological examination revealed that the excised lesion was a true diverticular structure composed of a keratinising, squamous epithelial lining with a surrounding fibrous connective tissue wall, with inflammatory cell infiltration and haemorrhage. The histopathological diagnosis was a diverticular pouch of the buccal region. Clinicians should be aware of this lesion to ensure correct diagnosis and treatment.

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