title: Cryosurgical management of myxoid cysts.
abstract: Eighteen patients with digital mucoid cysts and 31 with myxoid cysts of the oral mucosa were treated by cryosurgery using an intermittent spray technique. Double freeze-thaw cycle (FTC) is recommended for successful treatment of digital mucoid cysts, as the recurrence rate was fairly high when only a single FTC was used. This does not necessarily apply to oral mucous cysts, where the cure rate was nearly 100%, whether a single or double FTC was used. We conclude that liquid-nitrogen-spray cryosurgery is an effective alternative in treating mucous cysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology II, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Böhler-Sommeregger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kutschera-Hienert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D009078:Mucocele / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000601:surgery*