Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Mucocele; Mucous retention cyst; Ranula; Epulis
Symptoms
A thin, fluid-filled sac appears on the inside of the lip. The sac is bluish and clear. It is painless, but bothersome.
The sac can also occur on the tongue, palate, inside the cheeks, the floor of the mouth, or around tongue or lip piercings.
Signs and tests
Your doctor can usually diagnose a mucous cyst simply by looking at it.
Images
Mouth sores
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Mucous cyst Treatment
Review Date: 08/02/2009
Reviewed By: Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of
Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
