title: Recurrent right sublingual ranula, concomitant with ipsilateral submandibular salivary gland aplasia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Oral ranula is a retention cyst that arises from the salivary gland with recurrence rate of up to 25% after complete excision of ranula and up to 2% in case of complete excision of ranula and sublingual gland. Major salivary gland aplasia is a rare finding that is usually associated with other developmental anomalies.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a 15-year-old female patient presented with recurrent intraoral cystic swelling that was documented to be sublingual ranula. CT scan revealed also the absence of right submandibular salivary gland with persistence of its Whartons duct. This combination has never been reported previously.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The combination of recurrent sublingual ranula associated with aplasia of ipsilateral submandibular salivary gland and persistence of Whartons duct has never been reported before in the literature, a finding that may provide the base for future research.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further research may prove similar associations between oral ranula and salivary gland aplasia, which may have clinical implications on diagnostic and management plan decisions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Head & Neck Surgery, University Of Jordan Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Amman, Jordan. Electronic address: Albsoul@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nader M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Albsoul
authors.forename: Fatima O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Obeidat
authors.forename: Raed N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Altaher
authors.forename: Shams A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Jubouri
authors.forename: Azmy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hadidy