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Nabothian cyst
Mucus filled cyst on the surface of the cervix / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A nabothian cyst (or nabothian follicle)[1] is a mucus-filled cyst on the surface of the cervix. They are most often caused when stratified squamous epithelium of the ectocervix (portion nearest to the vagina) grows over the simple columnar epithelium of the endocervix (portion nearest to the uterus). This tissue growth can block the cervical crypts (subdermal pockets usually 2–10 mm in diameter), trapping cervical mucus inside the crypts.
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