mucocele of salivary gland
MONDO:0001600Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names mucocele of salivary gland yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A benign cyst located in the salivary gland that is lined by epithelium and filled with mucoid fluid, tissue, or other material; it is usually caused by duct obstruction.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0001600), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: mucocele of salivary gland
- Also called
- mucous retention cyst of salivary glandranulasalivary cystsalivary gland mucocele