Cervical (Plunging) Ranula: A Case Report
Ranula is a mucosele, usually unilateral, located in the floor of the mouth. Cervical ranula or known also plunging ranula is a mucous extravasation pseudocyst arising from the sublingual gland and presents as a swelling in the neck. It is commonly seen in young adult, although reported age range is...
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| description | Ranula is a mucosele, usually unilateral, located in the floor of the mouth. Cervical ranula or known also plunging ranula is a mucous extravasation pseudocyst arising from the sublingual gland and presents as a swelling in the neck. It is commonly seen in young adult, although reported age range is 2 to 61 years. The etiology of the ranula is unknown but has been described in association with congenital anomalies, trauma, and disease of sublingual gland. Computerized tomography scanning and magnetic resonance imaging can be useful in determining the origin and extend of the lesion, but sialography and ultrasound provide minimal information. Because a correct pre-operative diagnosis of cervical ranula is often difficult, patients usually undergo surgical excision of the cystic mass for both correct diagnosis and therapy. A wide variety of surgical procedures have been undertaken in the therapy of a cervical ranula. In the presence of a cervical mass without swelling of the oral floor, cervical approach must be the method of the choice. We present a ranula case which seen relatively rare and excised via a cervical route in our clinics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8aaaa7850f52459ca8ee65f28c09bd2b2023-02-15T16:17:35ZengGalenos YayincilikTurkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology2667-74742001-03-01391475013049054Cervical (Plunging) Ranula: A Case ReportCengiz Özcan0Murat Ünal1Kemal Görür2 Mersin Üniversitesi T›p Fakültesi Kulak Burun Bo¤az Anabilim Dal› Mersin Üniversitesi T›p Fakültesi Kulak Burun Bo¤az Anabilim Dal› Mersin Üniversitesi T›p Fakültesi Kulak Burun Bo¤az Anabilim Dal› Ranula is a mucosele, usually unilateral, located in the floor of the mouth. Cervical ranula or known also plunging ranula is a mucous extravasation pseudocyst arising from the sublingual gland and presents as a swelling in the neck. It is commonly seen in young adult, although reported age range is 2 to 61 years. The etiology of the ranula is unknown but has been described in association with congenital anomalies, trauma, and disease of sublingual gland. Computerized tomography scanning and magnetic resonance imaging can be useful in determining the origin and extend of the lesion, but sialography and ultrasound provide minimal information. Because a correct pre-operative diagnosis of cervical ranula is often difficult, patients usually undergo surgical excision of the cystic mass for both correct diagnosis and therapy. A wide variety of surgical procedures have been undertaken in the therapy of a cervical ranula. In the presence of a cervical mass without swelling of the oral floor, cervical approach must be the method of the choice. We present a ranula case which seen relatively rare and excised via a cervical route in our clinics. http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/cervical-plunging-ranula-a-case-report/43852 salivary glandsplunging ranulasublingual gland excision. |
| spellingShingle | Cengiz Özcan Murat Ünal Kemal Görür Cervical (Plunging) Ranula: A Case Report Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology salivary glands plunging ranula sublingual gland excision. |
| title | Cervical (Plunging) Ranula: A Case Report |
| title_full | Cervical (Plunging) Ranula: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Cervical (Plunging) Ranula: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cervical (Plunging) Ranula: A Case Report |
| title_short | Cervical (Plunging) Ranula: A Case Report |
| title_sort | cervical plunging ranula a case report |
| topic | salivary glands plunging ranula sublingual gland excision. |
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