Sublingual gland excision for the surgical management of plunging ranula

American Journal of Otolaryngology
Jenny X ChenDaniel Deschler

Abstract

A plunging ranula is a pseudocystic collection of mucin extravasated from the sublingual gland into the floor of mouth and through the mylohyoid muscle into the neck. While the lining of a ranula is non-secreting and resection of the sublingual gland is adequate for simple sublingual mucoceles, many surgeons attempt to address plunging ranulas with extensive transoral and transcervical dissections. We review our experience managing plunging ranulas with intraoral sublingual gland excision and ranula drainage alone. This is a case series of patients with plunging ranulas who underwent transoral sublingual gland excision and ranula drainage in the past 10 years at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear. All ranulas were confirmed by radiographic imaging. Data were gathered from the medical record and telephone surveys. Twenty-one patients with 22 distinct ranulas underwent this surgical approach. Average ranula size on imaging was 4.3 cm (SD = 1.3). Thirteen patients with 14 ranulas were followed up for greater than 6 months while the remaining 7 patients were lost to follow-up. Median follow-up for the 13 patients was 30 months (range 6 to 80). One ranula recurred requiring excision of residual sublingual gland (7%). One patient develope...Continue Reading

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Dec 22, 2021·Otolaryngology--head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery·Jong-Lyel Roh

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