title: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia in association with a ranula: a report and review of the literature.
abstract: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), an indolent neoplasm of B lymphocytes, is the most common adult leukemia in the Western Hemisphere. Despite this, however, the intraoral presentation of CLL is quite rare. We report the case of an 83-year-old woman with CLL incidentally involving minor salivary glands in association with a ranula (floor-of-mouth mucocele).
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Scott M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Hackensack, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Angela J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: ep2464@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Philipone
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011900:Ranula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology