title: Thoracic ranula: an extremely rare case.
abstract: We present the first case of a thoracic ranula which originated from the left submandibular area extending into the subcutaneous tissue planes of the anterior chest wall. The patient had a history of surgery for a previous benign left salivary gland cyst, and presented with an enlarging mass in the anterior chest wall. This was a recurrence of a ranula, with an extension into the anterior thoracic wall. The thoracic ranula was excised, together with ipsilateral sublingual and submandibular glands, via a transcervical approach. No recurrence was detected over a 3-year post-operative follow up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Claudine Elizabeth
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Tee Sin
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kenny Peter
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Yoke Teen
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Pang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011900:Ranula / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery