PLUNGING (CERVICAL) RANULA - TREATMENT BY SUBLINGUAL SALIVARY-GLAND EXCISION

Authors
LLOYD DA ELGABRUN M CARTY H
Citation
Da. Lloyd et al., PLUNGING (CERVICAL) RANULA - TREATMENT BY SUBLINGUAL SALIVARY-GLAND EXCISION, Pediatric surgery international, 10(2-3), 1995, pp. 144-145
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric surgery international → ACNP
ISSN journal
01790358
Volume
10
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
144 - 145
Database
ISI
SICI code
0179-0358(1995)10:2-3<144:P(R-TB>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A plunging ranula is a cyst containing extravasated saliva originating from the sublingual gland. It presents as a swelling in the submandib ular region of the neck, often without any abnormality in the oral cav ity. Excision of the sublingual gland without neck dissection usually is curative. We report a 16-year-old patient with a plunging ranula an d review the aetiology, diagnosis, and management of this infrequent c ondition, which often is misdiagnosed.