Mucous retention cyst. Close-up of a mucous retention cyst or mucocele on the back of a 57- year-old female patient's mouth. Mucoceles are usually ben

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Mucous retention cyst. Close-up of a mucous retention cyst or mucocele on the back of a 57- year-old female patient's mouth. Mucoceles are usually benign and decrease over time, but if they cause pain or affect swallowing they may require treatment or surgical excision.

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Keywords: close-, condition, cyst, diagnosis, diagnostic, disease, disorder, female, gland, healthcare, inflamed, inflammation, medical, medicine, mouth, mucocele, mucous, mucus, oral, patient, red, retention, salivary, sore, swollen, woman