Large Plunging Ranula Presenting as Isolated Neck Swelling: Steps in Diagnosis and Surgical Steps in Management

Ranula is a salivary gland cyst which typically present as localized superficial swelling over the floor of mouth. Complex or plunging ranulas develop when the mucus extravasation extends through or around the mylohyoid muscle, deeper into the neck, and present with neck lump along with or without s...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and diagnostic research 2015-06, Vol.9 (6), p.MD01-MD03
Main Authors: Nilesh, Kumar, Malik, Neelima A, Patil, Pankaj, Chapi, Mouneshkumar Devendrappa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ear, Nose and Throat Section
mucocele
mylohyoid muscle
neck mass
salivary gland
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Summary:Ranula is a salivary gland cyst which typically present as localized superficial swelling over the floor of mouth. Complex or plunging ranulas develop when the mucus extravasation extends through or around the mylohyoid muscle, deeper into the neck, and present with neck lump along with or without swelling over floor of mouth. We report a case of large plunging ranula presenting as an isolated large neck mass in a 38-year-old female patient. The steps in diagnosis and surgical steps in management of the pathology are systematically described.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2015/12419.6016