title: Plunging ranula: literature review and report of three cases.
abstract: Three cases of plunging ranula are described and the literature is reviewed. In many cases, a plunging ranula is iatrogenic and follows surgery to an oral ranula. In the cases presented, the cervical swelling was associated with prolongations of sublingual gland into or through the mylohyoid muscle. All patients were cured by partial or total excision of the sublingual gland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Bridger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Bridger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor; D011900:Ranula / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery