An angioma is a vascular tumor consisting almost entirely of newly formed blood vessels. It is called a real angioma, in fact it is a bump in the sky. There is also a lymphangioma, consisting of lymph spaces. In more detail we will consider the real angioma, which has two types - a simple angioma and a cavernous vascular tumor.
A simple angioma happens in the form of a lump in the sky, which is a small tumor of cherry or blue color. It consists of vessels, convoluted, expanded and curled up like a corkscrew. A lump in the sky can also be a "cavernous angioma" disease. This is a tumor that looks like swollen body tissues, which has a dark purple color. It is arranged from the inside in such a way that blood enters the cavernous cavity through the narrow arteries, and is excreted through the wide venous vessels. A lump in the sky sooner or later can cause severe bleeding, so it is quickly removed.
Angiomas in their structure differ capillary and cavernous. Capillary are composed of arteries, veins and capillaries and most often occur on the mucous membrane of the mouth. Cavernous angioma consists of venous vessels and endothelium forming cavities. Its surface is knobby, red-brown in color with a wide base. As a result, a tubercle is formed in the sky, on the tonsils, the root of the tongue, the posterior and lateral walls of the pharynx, it can increase to a significant size.
Symptoms of angiomas are strange sensations of a foreign body in the oropharynx, as well as bleeding. Bleeding is the main symptom in determining the disease. With cavernous angioma, even its slight trauma causes very severe bleeding, which can be fatal.
To combat angiomas, they act in a medical, surgical or radiation way. Sclerotizing agents in the form of 70% alcohol can be administered to reduce and condense the tumor. The same technique is used in preparation for surgery to reduce bleeding during tumor removal. However, the use of sclerosing drugs in some cases can give a complication in the form of a sharp swelling that spreads to the larynx and can cause asphyxiation. Radium therapy of angiomas is also successfully applied.
Capillary angiomas are very well treated with radium preparations and can completely disappear under its influence. Radium does not have such a therapeutic effect on cavernous angiomas, but, on the contrary, can cause the appearance of a malignant tumor. With large angiomas located on the posterior pharyngeal wall, lateral pharyngotomy is used, bandaging the carotid artery from the outside.
The oropharyngeal cyst is most often formed on the root of the tongue, in the tonsils, sometimes like a cyst in the sky. Basically, intra-wall cysts on the soft palate at first do not show anything and therefore can reach very large sizes, especially teratoid tumors.
Any cyst is easy to identify in appearance. They are treated only surgically. In this case, the cyst is removed along with the membrane. On a soft palate, intra-wall cysts are completely removed from under the mucous membrane, stitches are placed on the incision.
There are also mixed tumors that are less common than other types. They develop from the pharyngeal process of the gland located near the ear. Most often they can be in a soft sky, they are characterized by slow growth, but they can still reach large sizes. The surface of mixed tumors is smooth, has a rounded shape.
If you have a lump in the sky, or something like that, then you should immediately consult a doctor for advice. So that he accurately determines what you have, and then prescribed a course of treatment.