title: [The plunging ranula: a case report].
abstract: Plunging ranulas are rare. The diagnosis can be made by CT-scan or NMR and can be clinically confirmed by aspiration of saliva. It is now generally accepted that the best treatment exists of resection of the sublingual gland by intra-oral approach and drainage of the cyst content to the oral cavity. In an experimental set-up we treated a patient with ethoxysclerol with excellent result. However, after 6 months, swelling reappeared, followed by the classic therapy, as described above.
authors.affiliation: Dienst Stomatologie en Maxillo-Faciale Heelkunde, UZ St. Raphaël, Leuven.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Coster
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bossuyt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011900:Ranula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: De "plunging" ranula: een gevalstudie.