title: CT scanning of the plunging ranula. Case report.
abstract: A diagnosis of the deep plunging ranula usually is based upon the history and clinical examination of the patient. The case presented here highlights the role of the CT scan in facilitating a definitive diagnosis. Visualization of the anatomic relations of the accumulated secretion, as it dissects its way through the cervical tissue planes, also is made possible.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mandel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miremadi
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010173:Palpation; D011900:Ranula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed