An unusual clinical presentation of a plunging ranula—The plunging ranula with extension to the vallecula
Lisa Schmitz,
Franziska Büscheck,
Christian Stefan Betz
et al.
Abstract:Key Clinical MessageA plunging ranula may present initially as an extensive vallecular cyst and correct diagnosis may be reached with the use of ultrasound, fluid aspiration for amylase detection, and MRI imaging.AbstractThe ranula is a pseudocyst of the sublingual salivary gland and can be divided into two known subtypes. The simple ranula and plunging ranula. While the simple type can be found in the floor of the mouth, the plunging ranula usually pervades the mylohoid muscle and presents as a cervical swell… Show more
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