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. 2013:2013:841930.
doi: 10.1155/2013/841930. Epub 2013 Sep 4.

A rare case of congenital simple cystic ranula in a neonate

Gautam Bir Singh  1 , Anil K Rai, Rubeena Arora, Sunil Garg, Pooja Abbey, Shailaja Shukla
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A rare case of congenital simple cystic ranula in a neonate

Gautam Bir Singh et al. Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2013.

Abstract

Congenital ranula in a neonate is an uncommon occurrence. We present one such case of the said lesion where the clinical presentation and management were found to be interesting, hitherto unreported in the medical literature. This clinical record also reviews the scant medical literature on congenital ranula in neonates.

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Figure 1
Clinical photograph of the patient with congenital ranula.
Figure 2
Figure 2
MRI scan: midline sagittal fat suppressed T2 weighted image showing the cystic lesion above the mylohyoid with no extension.
Figure 3
Figure 3
CT scan showing the cystic lesion in the axial cut.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Cyst wall lined by stratified squamous epithelium with presence of mucus glands within the wall.
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