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Recurrent Plunging Ranula - A Rare Case Report
Jyotsna Naresh Bharti1, Jitendra Singh Nigam1
1Department of Pathology Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences Port Blair, India.
Background:
Plunging ranula is a variant of ranula, which present as a painless subcutaneous anterolateral neck mass and is located beyond the mylohyoid muscle. These swelling presentations with no intraoral component are extremely rare and rarely provide a diagnostic challenge.
Case Report:
An elderly male presented with painless neck mass in the cervical region for three months. The mass was excised, and the patient was doing well on follow-up. We report a case of recurrent plunging ranula without any intraoral component.
Conclusion:
Whenever the intraoral component is missing in ranula, chances of misdiagnosis and mismanagement are high. Awareness of this entity and high index of suspicion is needed for accurate diagnosis and effective management.
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