PLUNGING RANULA TREATED BY COMBINATION OF INTRA ORAL AND EXTRA ORAL APPROACH: A RARE CASE REPORT
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Plunging Ranula, Excision, Intra oral and Extra oral approaches, Sublingual gland.Abstract
A ranula presents as a cystic swelling in the floor of mouth. It occurs as a mucous extravasation from sublingual salivary gland, and may extend through the mylohyoid muscles into the neck, and is then known as "Plunging Ranula". Its surgical treatment is by removal of the Sublingual gland associated with the swelling. The present report reviews a case of plunging ranula treated by a combination of intra oral and extra oral approach.
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