Cervical ranula arising from a projection of the sublingual gland through the mylohyoid muscle.
A case of cervical ranula is presented, which originated from a projection of the sublingual gland into the suprahyoid region. A diagnosis of cervical ranula could not be established preoperatively because there was no intraoral involvement of the ranula. A cervical approach was used, and the correct diagnosis was made during the operation.
Takimoto
T
T
School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan.
Masuda
K
K
Nakai
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008410:Masticatory Muscles; D011900:Ranula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed