title: Sarcoid ranula. Its association with wide-spread sarcoidosis.
abstract: The presence of noncaseating granulomas in salivary tissue is a specific feature of sarcoidosis. We document the case of a healthy woman who presented with a sarcoid ranula of the sublingual salivary gland without any other manifestations of the disease. This sarcoid ranula subsequently progressed to symptomatic widespread sarcoidosis in a span of 7 months. An asymptomatic sarcoid ranula may thus possibly represent a precursor to widespread sarcoidosis.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Program B, North General Hospital, New York, N.Y., USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vijay
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bebawi
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Godfrey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011900:Ranula / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000473:pathology*