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Vad ar Ranula?

Vad är Ranula?

A form of retention cyst of the floor of the mouth, usually due to obstruction of the ducts of the submaxillary or sublingual glands, presenting a slowly enlarging painless deep burrowing mucocele of one side of the mouth. It is also called sublingual cyst and sublingual ptyalocele.

Vad är oral Mucocele?

Mucocele definieras som en slemfylld hålighet och beskriver en svullnad, orsakad av salivansamling, till följd av att utförsgången från salivkörteln traumatiserats eller blockerats.

What does a retention mucocele look like?

A retention mucocele occurs when a salivary duct is blocked, leading to the appearance of a swelling. This appears on examination as an epithelial-lined cyst of mucus. It is less common, and is more likely to be seen on the upper lip, hard palate, floor of the mouth, and the maxillary sinus.

What is Oral mucocele?

Oral mucocele. Mucocele also called mucous cyst or mucous retention cyst, is a painless and harmless, fluid-containing (cyst-like) swelling of your lip or mouth lining (mucosa) due to mucus from the small salivary glands of the mouth leaking into the soft tissue, usually from injury (trauma) or blockage of the gland.

Can a mucocele go away on its own?

A mucocele or mucous cyst often can be left alone. Many mucoceles will go away on their own in 3–6 weeks. It usually will rupture on its own. Mucus-retention cysts often last longer.

How do you get rid of a mucocele?

To remove a mucocele, your doctor may perform any of the following: 1 Freezing the mucous cyst (cryotherapy) 2 Laser treatment 3 Surgery to cut out the mucocele

Vad är Spottstenar?

När du äter har du mest saliv i munnen. Om saliv och kalciumsalter klumpar ihop sig bildas en sten. Den kallas för en spottkörtelsten eller spottsten. Oftast kommer sådana stenar ut i munhålan med saliven och sväljs utan att du märker det.

Hur vanligt är spottkörtelcancer?

Spottkörtelcancer är relativt ovanligt. I Sverige uppträder cirka 100 fall per år. Vanligaste lokalisationen är gl. parotis (öronspottkörteln), men i gl.

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