Congenital ranula: antenatal sonographic diagnosis [PDF]
A congenital ranula is a rare cystic malformation seen in the oral cavity. This pseudocyst is normally located in the sublingual space between the mylohyoid muscle and the lingual mucosa. A 24-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 2, at 29 weeks' gestation was
Araujo Júnior, Edward +4 more
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Plunging ranula in a 7-year-old girl
Ranulas are mucoceles that occur as a result of saliva's leakage from a sublingual gland, due to obstruction or trauma of its duct. Ranulas can either be confined to the floor of the mouth or invade submandibular and submental spaces.
Betina Bertrand +2 more
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Role of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Characterisation of Neck MassesA Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Introduction: Neck masses are frequently encountered in clinical practice and differential diagnoses of a patient presenting with a neck mass is wide.
AMANDEEP SINGH +4 more
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Surgical Treatment of Sublingual Gland Ranulas
Introduction Ranulas are divided into oral (OR) and plunging (PR) and comprise the most common pathology of the sublingual gland. This study presents a case series of patients operated due to OR and PR within different type of modalities in a 1-year ...
Michał Gontarz +7 more
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Ipsilateral Synchronous Manifestation of an HIV-Infection Associated Plunging Ranula and Sublingual Salivary Gland Sialocoele: A Review and Case Report [PDF]
Plunging ranula is a rare lesion and even more in HIV-infected patients. There has been only one case documented in a 15-year old that had the vertical form HIV-infection.
Butt, FMA +3 more
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The anatomical basis and rational for the transoral approach during the surgical excision of the sublingual salivary gland for the management of plunging ranula [PDF]
PURPOSE : The aim of this study was to illustrate and confirm that the complete intraoral excision of the sublingual gland alone, is anatomically the most rational approach, for the management of plunging ranula.
Munzhelele, Thifhelimbilu I. +1 more
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A retrospective study of ranula in two centres in Malaysia [PDF]
Introduction: Ranula is a mucous extravasation cyst which occurs as a result of trauma or obstruction of the sublingual or minor salivary gland or the duct itself.
Abdul Ghani, Norhaslinda +5 more
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Surgical Management of Extensive Plunging Ranula in a Newborn with A Review of Literature [PDF]
Ranula is an oral floor cyst, originating from the extravasation of salivary mucus from the sublingual gland due to obstruction of the gland ducts. This report presents the case of an extensive congenital plunging ranula in a 19-day-old male newborn. The
Ana Luiza Lima Medeiros Paz +4 more
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A Rare Case of Congenital Ranula in an Infant
Ranula is a mucus extravasation cyst originating from the sublingual gland on the floor of the mouth. Congenital ranula is very rare. We report a case of a 4‐month‐old girl with a congenital ranula in the floor of mouth. The ranula was treated first by marsupialization, but the cyst recurred after 1 week.
Sirin Mneimneh +3 more
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Pediatric head and neck masses are commonly congenital in origin or of infectious etiology. We present a rare case of benign mesenchymoma in close proximity to the submandibular gland in an otherwise asymptomatic child. Computerized tomography (CT) scan of the head and neck area revealed a benign lesion, which was later determined to be a benign ...
Priyanka Jain +2 more
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