What are mucous cysts? A mucous cyst, also known as a mucocele, is a fluid-filled swelling that occurs on the lip or the mouth. The cyst develops when the mouth’s salivary glands become plugged ...

Fourteen patients with digital mucoid cysts were treated by cryosurgery with liquid nitrogen using an intermittent spray technique. The cysts were punctured and the contents expressed preoperatively.

The title "digital mucoid cyst" is generic and encompasses cutaneous myxomas, which are focal intradermic mucinoses that are at times cystic, and ganglia, which are subcutaneous teno-arthro ...