A Rare Case of Congenital Ranula in an Infant
Ranula is a mucus extravasation cyst originating from the sublingual gland on the floor of the mouth. Congenital ranula is very rare. We report a case of a 4-month-old girl with a congenital ranula in the floor of mouth. The ranula was treated first by marsupialization, but the cyst recurred after 1...
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| description | Ranula is a mucus extravasation cyst originating from the sublingual gland on the floor of the mouth. Congenital ranula is very rare. We report a case of a 4-month-old girl with a congenital ranula in the floor of mouth. The ranula was treated first by marsupialization, but the cyst recurred after 1 week. Excision of the ranula was done and was successful. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1d2feafd3b514266bfe6150654c5a8552025-08-20T03:54:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732016-01-01201610.1155/2016/58745955874595A Rare Case of Congenital Ranula in an InfantSirin Mneimneh0Randa Barazi1Mariam Rajab2Pediatric Department, Makassed General Hospital, P.O. Box 11-6301, Beirut, LebanonOtolaryngology Department, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonPediatric Department, Makassed General Hospital, P.O. Box 11-6301, Beirut, LebanonRanula is a mucus extravasation cyst originating from the sublingual gland on the floor of the mouth. Congenital ranula is very rare. We report a case of a 4-month-old girl with a congenital ranula in the floor of mouth. The ranula was treated first by marsupialization, but the cyst recurred after 1 week. Excision of the ranula was done and was successful.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5874595 |
| spellingShingle | Sirin Mneimneh Randa Barazi Mariam Rajab A Rare Case of Congenital Ranula in an Infant Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | A Rare Case of Congenital Ranula in an Infant |
| title_full | A Rare Case of Congenital Ranula in an Infant |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Case of Congenital Ranula in an Infant |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Case of Congenital Ranula in an Infant |
| title_short | A Rare Case of Congenital Ranula in an Infant |
| title_sort | rare case of congenital ranula in an infant |
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