title: Ranula, or, what's in a name?
abstract: The etiology, pathogenesis and surgical management of intraoral and deep plunging ranulas are summarized. The term "ranula" is defined, and its derivation traced to the oral anatomy of the frog.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mandel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011898:Ranidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011900:Ranula / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009626:Terminology as Topic