lump on inside lower lip area

[AprilShowerz71]

I bit my lip a couple of weeks ago and a lump formed where I bit it. I thought it was blood built up in there so I tried to relieve it. I made a small incision over the area and tried to squeeze it, what came out was not blood but was a lump of tissue about the size of a pea, so I cut it off, BAD ME! When I went to squeeze it again another smaller lump popped out and yes I cut that one off too........They look like small lumps off fatty tissue with their own blood supply, what could they possibly be and was it really bad for me to surgically remove them myself? All the instruments I used were sterile, yes sterile, not just disinfected.

I'm kinda worried that they might be cancerous cells!
April

[AprilShowerz71]

The lumps I removed where solid, not fluid filled. The two lumps were like clusters of semi-soft fatty tissue. Almost like one growth had started and another started on top of that growth and so on. I did cut them in half to make sure there was no fluid and found that they were one solid mass. The largest one was about 1/4 in. in diameter. If I had known it was more than a blood pocket I would have left it alone and seen my physician. I feel to stupid now to go see her. Should I see her anyway? The spot I removed the lumps from is healing up fine. I've been rinsing with warm salt water and I'm taking, Augmentin (antibiotic), which I was already taking for a sinus infection.
If anyone has pics of mucocele lesions or any other oral lesions that might be associated with this please let me know, I can't seem to find any on the net.

[Dr Santos]

Hi  April,

How are you?  This could be due to  a  mucocoele which presents as  smooth and soft round fluid-filled lump. Single or multiple lesions may occur and can range from 1-15 mm in diameter. It usually the result of trauma in the mouth, which injures the tiny salivary ducts inside of the lip. This could have been what  you removed fro the lesion. It is usually recommended to avoid manipulating the lesion to prevent secondary infection. A biopsy of the mucocoele lesion may be performed to rule out other suspected mucocutaneous diseases.

Take care and keep us posted.