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Myxoid cyst; Other names: Digital mucous cyst, [1] and mucous cyst [1]) Digital mucous cyst in left index finger with nail depression: Specialty:
Oral mucocele a mucous cyst. Oral mucoceles are common, and are caused by rupture of a salivary gland duct and spillage of mucin into the surrounding tissues. Usually, they are caused by trauma. Classically, a mucocele is bluish and fluctuant, and most commonly occurs on the lower lip. [11] Ranula is a mucocele under the tongue.
Vocal fold cysts (also known as vocal cord cysts) are benign masses of the membranous vocal folds. [1] These cysts are enclosed, sac-like structures that are typically of a yellow or white colour. [2] They occur unilaterally on the midpoint of the medial edge of the vocal folds. [1] They can also form on the upper/superior, surface of the vocal ...
Mucous retention cyst in maxillary sinus indicated by the asymmetrical blue lump to the right of the nose The most common location to find a mucocele is the inner surface of the lower lip. It can also be found on the inner side of the cheek (known as the buccal mucosa ), on the anterior ventral tongue , and the floor of the mouth .
Minor trauma to the floor of the mouth is thought to damage the delicate ducts that drain saliva from the sublingual gland into the oral cavity. [2] The lesion is a mucous extravasation cyst (mucocele) of the floor of mouth, although a ranula is often larger than other mucoceles (mainly because the overlying mucosa is thicker). [3]
Myxoid cyst (digital mucous cyst, mucous cyst) Myxoid lipoblastoma; Neuropathia mucinosa cutanea; Nodular lichen myxedematosus; Papular mucinosis (generalized lichen myxedematosus, sclerodermoid lichen myxedematosus, scleromyxedema) Papular mucinosis of infancy (cutaneous mucinosis of infancy) Perifollicular mucinosis
There are three types of laryngeal cysts, namely, mucous, hemorrhagic and congenital. [6] However, a new classification system for congenital laryngeal cysts on the basis of the extent of the cyst and the embryologic tissue of origin, is proposed for the ease of initial surgical management.
Thyroidectomy is the removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. Tonsillectomy is the removal of the tonsils. Trabeculectomy is the removal of part of the eye's trabecular meshwork as a treatment for glaucoma. Tumorectomy is the surgical removal of a tumor. Turbinectomy is the removal of the turbinate bones in the nasal passage.