A RARE CASE OF PLUNGING RANULA WITHOUT ORAL COMPONENT- A CASE REPORT
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 50
Abstract
A 15-year old female reported with a 3-year history of swelling in submental and bilateral submandibular region. The swelling was completely asymptomatic and there was a history of gradual increase in size of swelling. Patient does not give history of any surgical intervention before. Patient was in good health and had no history of any systemic disorders. Family history and personal history were not remarkable. On examination, general condition was good and vital signs were stable. On local examination, a diffuse swelling of 6×5 cm in size was present in submental and bilateral submandibular region. Overlying skin was normal without local rise of temperature (Fig. 1). Swelling was brilliantly transilluminant (Fig. 2). Intra orally, no swelling was evident in sublingual area bilaterally. (Fig. 3). There was no carious tooth. Oral mucosa and gingiva was normal and salivary duct openings were patent with good oral hygiene.
Authors and Affiliations
Praveen Kumar, Prashanth Veerabhadraiah, Nagaraj Therubheedhi Mayappa, Saleem Saeed A, Vinay Kumar V
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