A Rare Cause of Acute Respiratory Distress: Cervical Ranula
Plunging or cervical ranula is a mucus extravasation pseudocyst arising from the sublingual gland that is located below the mylohyoid muscle. Clinically, if large enough, cervical ranulas can affect swallowing, speech, chewing, and even breathing. The acute presentation of ranulas, which are clinica...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayincilik
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology |
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http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/a-rare-cause-of-acute-respiratory-distress-cervica/43330
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