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ranula		A form of retention cyst of the floor of the mouth, usually due to obstruction of the ducts of the submaxillary or sublingual glands, presenting a slowly enlarging painless deep burrowing mucocele of one side of the mouth. It is also called sublingual cyst and sublingual ptyalocele. [ Articles \| Books \| Images \| Discussion groups ]

Additional comments : The term "ranula" is derived from the Latin word "rana" (meaning frog) and is descriptive of the blue, translucent swelling in the floor of the mouth. MJ Davison, RP Morton, NP McIvor - Head & Neck, 1998 A plunging ranula is a cystic mass in the submandibular area arising from an occluded sublingual gland. Fluid from the obstructed gland dissects between the fascial planes and muscle of the base of the tongue to the submandibular triangle. Charnoff SK, Carter BL. Radiology. 1986 Feb;158(2):467-8. Ranula is a retention cyst of the sublingual gland, which, with progressive enlargement, may rupture and extend into the surrounding soft tissues as a pseudocyst. Ranulas have classically been divided into simple and diving on the basis of the sublingual space, their site of origin. Simple ranulas remain confined to the sublingual space, whereas diving ranulas extend beyond it. AJ Macdonald, KL Salzman, HR Harnsberger - American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2003 Free Full Text Articles [Supra and infra hyoid midline cervical cysts or hyoglossal abnormalies: a propos of 45 cases] Authors: Bekhar H, Verhulst J Journal: Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) Plunging ranula in young HIV patient. Authors: Hershkin AT, Miller EJ Journal: N Y State Dent J Sublingual ranula: a closer look to its surgical management. Authors: Mortellaro C, Dall'Oca S, Lucchina AG, Castiglia A, Farronato G, Fenini E, Marenzi G, Trosino O, Cafiero C, Sammartino G Journal: J Craniofac Surg ["Frog" in the mouth] Authors: Krause E Journal: MMW Fortschr Med [Diagnostic image (347). A man with a swelling underneath his tongue] Authors: Schoop RA, Sassen ML Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd Ranula successfully treated by botulinum toxin type A: report of 3 cases. Authors: Chow TL, Chan SW, Lam SH Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod Implant surgery and a plunging ranula. Authors: Baurmash HD Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg Ranula and HIV: an explanation of their relationship. Authors: Baurmash HD Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg Ranula management: suggested modifications in the micro-marsupialization technique. Authors: Sandrini FA, Sant'ana-Filho M, Rados PV Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg Laser for treatment of ranula. Authors: Zola M Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg Intraoral ranulas. Authors: Summers A Journal: Emerg Nurse Oral conditions. Authors: Krol DM, Keels MA Journal: Pediatr Rev A case against sublingual gland removal as primary treatment of ranulas. Authors: Baurmash HD Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg Management of the ranula. Authors: McGurk M Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg Ranula: experience with 83 cases in Zimbabwe. Authors: Chidzonga MM, Mahomva L Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg Nickel Gluconate-Mercurius Heel-Potentised Swine Organ Preparations: a new therapeutical approach for the primary treatment of pediatric ranula and intraoral mucocele. Authors: Garofalo S, Briganti V, Cavallaro S, Pepe E, Prete M, Suteu L, Tavormina P Journal: Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol Prenatal diagnosis of a ranula with 2- and 3-dimensional sonography and sonographically guided aspiration. Authors: Pires P, Pereira M, Machado L, Bonilla-Musoles F Journal: J Ultrasound Med Ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) for congenital giant ranula. Authors: Chan DF, Lee CH, Fung TY, Chan DL, Abdullah V, Ng PC Journal: Acta Paediatr Treatment of an oral ranula using the Er,Cr:YSGG laser. Authors: Baurmash H Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg Plunging ranula formation as a complication of dental implant surgery: a case report. Authors: Loney WW, Termini S, Sisto J Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg General practitioner's pathology case 3. Authors: Mamabolo MM Journal: SADJ [Congenital ranula in a newborn] Authors: Bernhard MK, Hückel D, Hamala D Journal: HNO Treatment of ranula in pediatric patients with intralesional injection of OK-432. Authors: Lee HM, Lim HW, Kang HJ, Chae SW, Hwang SJ, Jung KY, Woo JS Journal: Laryngoscope OK-432 sclerotherapy of plunging ranula in 21 patients: it can be a substitute for surgery. Authors: Rho MH, Kim DW, Kwon JS, Lee SW, Sung YS, Song YK, Kim MG, Kim SG Journal: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Clinical photographic quiz. Ranula. Authors: Okoye BC, Onotai LO Journal: Niger J Med Treatment of a ranula using an Er,Cr:YSGG laser. Authors: Zola M, Rosenberg D, Anakwa K Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg Thyroglossal duct and other congenital midline cervical anomalies. Authors: Foley DS, Fallat ME Journal: Semin Pediatr Surg An innovative method of facilitating ranula excision with methylene blue injection. Authors: Cochran CS, Zhou CQ, DeFatta RJ, Adelson RT Journal: Ear Nose Throat J Primary treatment of ranula with intracystic injection of OK-432. Authors: Roh JL Journal: Laryngoscope An unusual case of floor of mouth swelling: case report, differential diagnosis and a review of the literature. Authors: Clark S, Greenwood M, Fullarton M, Russell JS Journal: Dent Update Management of pediatric plunging ranula. Authors: Mahadevan M, Vasan N Journal: Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol [Diagnostic image (229). A neonate with a sublingual swelling] Authors: Vissink A, Spijkervet FK Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd [Plunging ranula] Authors: Popescu E, Gog?lniceanu D, D?nil? V, Popa C, Cârdei O, Daniil C, Lupa?cu O, Laba E Journal: Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi Sublingual ranula: report of a submandibular clinical case. Authors: Bottini DJ, Cannatà C, Grimaldi M, Brunelli A, Cervelli V Journal: Minerva Stomatol Large plunging ranula with no intraoral component: a rare clinical entity. Authors: Shine N, Lacy P Journal: Ir Med J Thoracic ranula: an extremely rare case. Authors: Pang CE, Lee TS, Pang KP, Pang YT Journal: J Laryngol Otol [A new method of sublingual salivary gland cyst treatment by silicone membrane] Authors: Afanas'ev VV, Shipski? AV Journal: Stomatologiia (Mosk) [Diagnostic image (229). A neonate with a sublingual swelling] Authors: Drost B, Tytgat GA Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd Pediatric intraoral ranulas: an analysis of nine cases. Authors: Yuca K, Bayram I, Cankaya H, Caksen H, Kiro?lu AF, Kiri? M Journal: Tohoku J Exp Med Complications associated with surgical management of ranulas. Authors: Zhao YF, Jia J, Jia Y Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg Acinic cell carcinoma found by recurrence of a mucous cyst in the sublingual gland. Authors: Matsuzaka K, Shibahara T, Murakami S, Lee DH, Shimono M, Inoue T Journal: Bull Tokyo Dent Coll Clinical review of 580 ranulas. Authors: Zhao YF, Jia Y, Chen XM, Zhang WF Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod Surgical treatment of ranula with carbon dioxide laser radiation. Authors: Niccoli-Filho W, Morosolli AR Journal: Lasers Med Sci Ranula: another HIV/AIDS associated oral lesion in Zimbabwe? Authors: Chidzonga MM, Rusakaniko S Journal: Oral Dis The ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure for congenital ranula in a Jehovah's Witness. Authors: Kolker MT, Batti JS, Schoem SR Journal: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg [Cervical ranula] Authors: Geurts TW, van den Akker HP, Balm AJ Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd [Usefulness of CT and MR imaging in the diagnosis of soft tissue mass lesions of the oral region] Authors: Kurabayashi T Journal: Kokubyo Gakkai Zasshi Surgical management of pediatric ranula. Authors: Haberal I, Göçmen H, Samim E Journal: Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol Hydrodissection for complete removal of a ranula. Authors: Choi TW, Oh CK Journal: Ear Nose Throat J Lingual tumors in infants: a case report and review of the literature. Authors: Akyol MU, Orhan D Journal: Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol [Plunging ranula] Authors: Kovaci? M Journal: Acta Med Croatica Treatment of a plunging ranula with fenestration and continuous pressure. Authors: Takagi S, Mizukawa N, Kimura T, Asaumi JI Journal: Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg Prenatal diagnosis of ranula at 21 weeks of gestation. Authors: Onderoglu L, Saygan-Karamürsel B, Deren O, Bozdag G, Tek?am O, Tekinalp G Journal: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol Treatment of ranula--excision of the sublingual gland versus marsupialization. Authors: Morita Y, Sato K, Kawana M, Takahasi S, Ikarashi F Journal: Auris Nasus Larynx Two cases of plunging ranula managed by the intraoral approach. Authors: Hidaka H, Oshima T, Kakehata S, Watanabe K, Toshima M, Suzuki H, Kobayashi T Journal: Tohoku J Exp Med Recurrent plunging ranula treated with OK-432. Authors: Woo JS, Hwang SJ, Lee HM Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Radiology quiz case 1. Intraoral ranula. Authors: Urso-Baiarda F, Saravanappa N, Courteney-Harris R Journal: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Giant ranula of the neck: differentiation from cystic hygroma. Authors: Macdonald AJ, Salzman KL, Harnsberger HR Journal: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Treatment of ranula wth intracystic injection of the streptococcal preparation OK-432. Authors: Fukase S, Ohta N, Inamura K, Aoyagi M Journal: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Mucoceles and ranulas. Authors: Baurmash HD Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg Blanket removal of the sublingual gland for treatment of plunging ranula. Authors: Kobayashi T, Ochi K, Komatsuzaki Y, Sugiura N, Saito S Journal: Laryngoscope Ranula--this term is probably one of the oldest in surgery, and its etymology is not very obvious... Authors: Norman JE, Head K Journal: Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg Plunging ranula: a report of two cases. Authors: Olasoji HO, Tahir AA, Arotiba GT Journal: East Afr Med J Re: Amin MA, Bailey BMW. Congenital atresia of the orifice of the submandibular duct: a report of 2 cases and review. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2001; 39: 480-482. Authors: Baurmash HD Journal: Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg Congenital ranula. A report of two cases. Authors: Ugboko VI, Hassan O, Prasad S, Amole AO Journal: ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec Management of pediatric ranula. Authors: Pandit RT, Park AH Journal: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg A rare case of an extensive plunging ranula: discussion of imaging, diagnosis, and management. Authors: Shelley MJ, Yeung KH, Bowley NB, Sneddon KJ Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod Lesion of floor of the mouth. Authors: Louis PJ, Hudson C, Reddi S Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg [An uncommon clinical manifestation of the sublingual salivary gland cyst] Authors: Afanas'ev VV, Starodubtsev VS Journal: Stomatologiia (Mosk) The surgical management of salivary gland disease of the sublingual gland and floor of mouth. Authors: McGurk M Journal: Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am Local injection of OK-432 in the treatment of ranula: a case report. Authors: Watanabe K, Tomiyama S, Jinnouchi K, Nakajima H, Yagi T Journal: Ear Nose Throat J Re: Iidas et al. Plunging ranula as a complication of intraoral removal of a submandibular sialolith. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2001; 39: 214-216. Authors: Baurmash HD Journal: Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg Recurrent congenital bilateral ranula: a case report. Authors: Saheeb BD Journal: SADJ Synchronous contralateral oral and cervical ranula. Authors: Lin YH, Kao CH Journal: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Treating oral ranula: another case against blanket removal of the sublingual gland. Authors: Baurmash HD Journal: Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg Plunging ranula as a complication of intraoral removal of a submandibular sialolith. Authors: Iida S, Kogo M, Tominaga G, Matsuya T Journal: Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg Salivary duct cyst: its frequency in a certain Japanese population group (Tohoku districts), with special reference to adenomatous proliferation of the epithelial lining. Authors: Takeda Y, Yamamoto H Journal: J Oral Sci Endoscopic excision of the submandibular gland by an intraoral approach. Authors: Guerrissi JO, Taborda G Journal: J Craniofac Surg Bilateral submandibular duct atresia: case report. Authors: Hoffrichter MS, Obeid G, Soliday JT Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg MRI of ranulas. Authors: Kurabayashi T, Ida M, Yasumoto M, Ohbayashi N, Yoshino N, Tetsumura A, Sasaki T Journal: Neuroradiology [Sublingual dermoid cyst] Authors: Gil Tutor E Journal: An Otorrinolaringol Ibero Am Sublingual gland is origin of cervical extravasation mucocele. Authors: Harrison HD Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod Nonsurgical treatment of a sublingual ranula in a ten-month-old baby. Authors: Itro A, Cassaro E, Marra G Journal: J Clin Pediatr Dent Submandibular gland mucocele: diagnosis and management. Authors: Anastassov GE, Haiavy J, Solodnik P, Lee H, Lumerman H Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod Sudden sublingual and submandibular swelling. Authors: Gossett JD, Smith KS, Sullivan SM, Harsha BC Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg [Ambulatory surgery--salivary calculi, retention cysts, and ranula] Authors: Komune S Journal: Nippon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho [Oral ranula. A follow-up study] Authors: Sorribes MM, Jensen RK, Charabi S, Balle VH Journal: Ugeskr Laeger A retrospective study of oral and maxillofacial biopsy lesions in a pediatric population from southern Taiwan. Authors: Chen YK, Lin LM, Huang HC, Lin CC, Yan YH Journal: Pediatr Dent [A large mucocele of unusual location] Authors: Chikhani L, Maladiere E, Fleuridas G, Bertrand JC, Guilbert F Journal: Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac Focus on the floor of the mouth. Authors: Rothstein JP Journal: Dent Today Differential diagnosis in dentistry. Oral lipoma. Authors: Newland JR Journal: J Gt Houst Dent Soc Antenatal diagnosis and management of a ranula. Authors: Fernandez Moya JM, Cifuentes Sulzberger S, Díaz Recaséns J, Ramos C, Sanz R, Perez Tejerizo G Journal: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol Congenital ranula. Authors: Steelman R, Weisse M, Ramadan H Journal: Clin Pediatr (Phila) Photo quiz. Common lesions on the floor of the mouth. Authors: Berger MS Journal: Am Fam Physician Plunging ranula: clinical observations. Authors: Davison MJ, Morton RP, McIvor NP Journal: Head Neck Large sublingual lipoma. Authors: Parkins GE Journal: Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg [Diving ranula. A rare disease picture] Authors: Vorpahl H, Schauss F Journal: HNO Non-nodal neck masses. Authors: Woodruff WW, Kennedy TL Journal: Semin Ultrasound CT MR CT scanning of the plunging ranula. Case report. Authors: Mandel L, Miremadi R Journal: N Y State Dent J A clinico-pathologic presentation. Ranula. Authors: Cataldo E, Santis HR Journal: J Mass Dent Soc

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