What is the bloodshot tumor on the inside of the lower lip?

In daily life, many people are prone to bubbles on their lips due to inflammation, and the appearance of sarcoma on the inside of the lower lip is also a relatively common disease. Generally, there are many reasons for the sarcoma with blood on the inside of the lower lip. This may be caused by the appearance of mucocele in the lip area. It is generally caused by inflammation in the body and needs to be treated in time.

What is the bloodshot tumor on the inside of the lower lip?

It may be a local mucous cyst, which is generally related to local mechanical stimulation or inflammation and other factors. It is recommended to pay attention to rest. If necessary, you should go to a regular hospital for local examination and undergo surgical treatment after a clear diagnosis.

Mucous gland cyst

Mucous gland cyst is a superficial cyst formed by the retention of secretion fluid after the duct of the minor salivary gland in the oral mucosa is blocked. Mucous gland cysts are common diseases of the oral mucosa. It is mainly caused by minor trauma that ruptures the salivary gland duct and causes salivary protein to overflow into the tissue.

The second possibility is that the mucous gland duct is blocked; mucus retention causes the gland duct to expand, which often occurs in the lip mucosa, followed by the buccal mucosa, ventral tongue mucosa, and more commonly in the lower lip.

Basic Overview

Clinical manifestations: Mucous gland cysts are located under the mucosa, are about the size of soybeans, and appear as translucent, painless blisters. After rupture, mucus may flow out and the swelling subsides, but it may recur soon. After multiple recurrences, the surface of the cyst often becomes grayish white due to scars. Treatment usually consists of surgical resection and iodine injection.

Mucocele can occur in three pairs of major salivary glands and all minor salivary glands. There are two types: retention cysts and congenital cysts. Retention cysts are the most common, often occurring in the sublingual glands and minor salivary glands, followed by the parotid glands. Submandibular gland cysts are very rare and are caused by duct narrowing, or duct obstruction caused by tumors, tartar, injuries, parasites, etc. This situation is an intermittent obstruction. In the absence of inflammation, the proximal alveoli of the duct expand to form a retention cyst. Congenital cysts are more common in the parotid gland. They are developed from the epithelial components retained in the deep tissues during embryonic development. Retention cysts occurring in minor salivary glands are called mucosal cysts, and cysts occurring in other salivary glands are named according to their site of onset, namely sublingual gland cysts, submandibular gland cysts and parotid gland cysts.

symptom

1. Mucous gland cysts occur under the oral mucosa. They are small (usually the size of soybeans), have clear edges, are transparent bubble-like, and are painless. Most have a history of injury (local bites are the most common). After the ulcer ruptures, a sticky white liquid flows out and the swelling disappears temporarily, but the ulcer heals quickly and the swelling reappears. 2. Large salivary gland cysts (sublingual gland, submandibular gland and parotid gland) are swellings at the site of the disease, which may have obstruction symptoms (i.e. the swelling worsens when eating and gradually eases after eating). The salivary duct opening cannot squeeze out secretions, or discharges discolored and smelly liquids. Puncture can extract a sticky white liquid.

Oral mucosal cells

Causes

Mucocele, also known as mucosal cyst, is a submucosal tissue of the oral cavity. There are hundreds of small salivary glands that can secrete colorless mucus, called mucous glands. They are most commonly distributed on the lower lip, soft palate, and ventral surface of the tip of the tongue. Its excretory duct opens into the oral cavity. Due to trauma to the excretory duct, mucus leaks out and forms a cyst. It is common on the lower lip, and often occurs in people who have the habit of biting their lips. The cyst is located under the mucosa and appears as a translucent blister with the surface covered by normal mucosa. It may disappear after a few days due to rupture of the cyst membrane due to friction from food, but it may reappear soon. After multiple recurrences, scar tissue will form on the mucosa, turning the translucent blisters into white nodules.

Mucous gland cyst

Clinical diagnosis

1. There are recurrent attacks, with small transparent vesicular masses under the oral mucosa, and the contents of the vesicles are viscous egg white-like fluid; there is a history of local bites. There is a history of clear, colorless mucus discharge after rupture. People who have the disease for the first time may not have this medical history.

diagnosis

2. It is common on the lower lip, tongue tip, sublingual area and buccal mucosa. It appears as a soft, light blue mass with clear boundaries and a movable base. Sometimes the protruding surface appears like a fish bubble, and its diameter is generally around 0.5-1 cm.

3. Major salivary gland cyst: The disease site is located in the corresponding major salivary gland area of ​​the oral and maxillofacial region, and is manifested by swelling and obstruction symptoms in this area, and abnormal secretory function of the duct opening. Puncture of sublingual gland cyst extracts egg white-like viscous fluid; puncture of submandibular gland and parotid gland cyst extracts thinner fluid; the amylase test of the extracted fluid is positive.