Salivary Cyst

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                      General Information



Saliva from the salivary glands travels through ducts

(passageways) to the mouth.  Occasionally a duct ruptures, and

the saliva escapes into the surrounding tissue.  A soft,

fluid-filled cyst slowly develops near the neck over months or

even years.



                 Important Points in Treatment



The best treatment is surgical removal of the salivary gland

causing the cyst.  Other measures usually produce only temporary

results.  Even with surgical correction, recurrence is possible,

and additional surgery may be necessary.  Surgical removal of the

glandular tissue in the cyst does, however, reduce recurrences.



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