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Case Reports
. 2001 Jun;39(3):214-6.
doi: 10.1054/bjom.2001.0621.

Plunging ranula as a complication of intraoral removal of a submandibular sialolith

S Iida  1 , M Kogo, G Tominaga, T Matsuya
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Plunging ranula as a complication of intraoral removal of a submandibular sialolith

S Iida et al. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2001 Jun.

Abstract

Mucous cysts in the submandibular region--so-called 'plunging' ranula--are relatively uncommon. We report a case of a plunging ranula that complicated excision of an intraductal sialolith of the submandibular gland.

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