Bump on my tongue

I have one bump on the bottom side of my tongue and it was whitish with a dark spot in the middle, and the underside of my tongue has bluish greenish color. I tried popping the bump and it did, what could this be??

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

Without examination,it is difficult to confirm a diagnosis,but from your description it looks like a mucocele.It is a rubbery, bubblelike painles swelling. It is usually inside the lower lip or under the tongue and caused mainly by biting the lips or trauma.

Usually it goes away on its own.But if it does not,then corticosteroid injections and surgical removal by scalpel or laser are done by a dermatologist.It also has to be differentiated from a hemangioma then.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you had any other queries.