Sublingual gland cyst

Sublingual gland cyst is a disease that may occur at any age, but its incidence is higher in adolescence. If you suffer from sublingual gland cyst, you will see many small bumps of different sizes under the patient's tongue. If the symptoms are severe, clinical treatment requires surgical removal. Therefore, many patients are afraid of this disease.

However, even if symptoms of sublingual gland cyst disease appear, patients do not need to worry too much. If there are only one or two small ones, even without treatment, it has a certain self-healing ability. However, if the symptoms of sublingual gland cyst do not disappear, only reasonable treatment methods can be adopted.

Clinical symptoms:

1. Simple type

The majority. The cyst is located in the sublingual area, is light purple-blue in color, and feels soft and fluctuating. Usually located on one side of the floor of the mouth. Larger cysts can lift the tongue, giving it the appearance of a "heavy tongue." After the cyst ruptures due to trauma, a sticky, slightly yellow or egg white-like fluid flows out and the cyst disappears temporarily. After a few days, the wound healed and the cyst grew as before.

2. Extraoral shape

Also known as the latent type. The main manifestation is a tumor in the submandibular area, while the cyst in the floor of mouth is not obvious. It is soft to the touch, has no adhesion to the skin, and is not compressible.

3. Dumbbell type

It is a mixture of the above two types, that is, cystic tumors can be seen in the sublingual area inside the mouth and the mandibular area outside the mouth.

Differential Diagnosis

It should be differentiated from hemangioma, lymphangioma, and dermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth, mainly relying on the examination of the puncture contents. Viscous fluid can be extracted from the sublingual gland cyst.

The radical cure is to remove the sublingual gland, so that the remaining part of the cyst wall will not cause recurrence. For patients and infants whose general condition cannot tolerate sublingual gland removal, a simple marsupial suture can be performed, and sublingual gland removal can be performed after the general condition improves or the infant reaches 4 to 7 years old.

I believe you now have enough knowledge about the disease of sublingual gland cyst. If you find that you have a sublingual gland cyst, the best solution is to go to the hospital for treatment. Although it has the ability to heal itself, the possibility of self-healing is still relatively small. Only regular treatment can free you from the harm of sublingual gland cyst.