Diagnostic image (347). A man with a swelling underneath his tongue

A 23-year-old man presented with a painless, growing swelling underneath his tongue due to a ranula, i.e. accumulation of saliva in the drainage canal of the sublingual salivary gland.

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Published inNederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde Vol. 151; no. 43; p. 2381
Main Authors Schoop, R A L, Sassen, M L
Format Journal Article
LanguageDutch
Published Netherlands 27.10.2007
Subjects
Adult
Drainage
Humans
Male
Ranula - pathology
Ranula - surgery
Salivary Gland Diseases - pathology
Salivary Gland Diseases - surgery
Sublingual Gland - pathology
Sublingual Gland - surgery
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Summary:A 23-year-old man presented with a painless, growing swelling underneath his tongue due to a ranula, i.e. accumulation of saliva in the drainage canal of the sublingual salivary gland.
ISSN:0028-2162