Plunging Ranula Presenting as a Giant Anterior Cervical Cystic Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review

Case Rep Oncol. 2023 Aug 17;16(1):670-675. doi: 10.1159/000532010. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.

Abstract

Plunging ranula, a subtype of ranula, commonly presents as a submandibular or submental cystic mass without oral counterpart, and its clinical management remains challenging. Herein, the authors report an extremely rare case of 30-year-old female patient with plunging ranula involving the root of the left anterior neck.

Keywords: Management; Plunging ranula; Ranula; Sublingual gland.

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