Oral Ranula: A Case Report
Eldhose K G, Paul Steaphen, Anu Jose, Sumary Abraham
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Annoor Dental College and Hospital, Muvattupuzha, Kerala
Address for correspondence: Dr. Anu Jose, Senior Lecturer, Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Annoor Dental College and Hospital, Muvattupuzha, Kerala
E-mail – josejo100@gmail.com
Received : 5-03-2022
Revised: 12-03-2022
Accepted : 20-03-2022
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How to cite this article: Eldhose K G, Steaphen P, Jose A, Abraham S. Oral Ranula: A Case Report. J Oral Biomed Sci. 2022; 1:50-2.
Key words: Ranula, sublingual gland, extravasation cyst
A ranula by definition is a mucocele originating in sublingual gland by extravasation of saliva1. They commonly present as an asymptomatic swelling or cystic mass on floor of mouth2. Three modalities of treatment were described in the literature which include excision(25% recurrence rate), marsupilization (36.4% recurrence rate) and excision with removal of sublingual gland(0% recurrence rate)2,3. Here we present a case of oral ranula in a 19 years old female patient.
Fig 1: Intraoral Photograph: A frog’s belly like swelling; bluish colour on floor of mouth not crossing the midline.
Fig 2: Occlusal Radiograph was taken to rule out any calcific obstruction. It showed no abnormal changes
Fig 3: Marsupialization was done under local anaesthesia
Fig 4: Mucous extravasation phenomenon: Histopathology shows a fibrovascular connective tissue with cystic space bordered by chronic granulation tissue
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