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Ranula (disorder)

Known as: Sublingual cyst, Ranulas, Ranula [Disease/Finding] 
A form of retention cyst of the floor of the mouth, usually due to obstruction of the ducts of the submaxillary or sublingual glands, presenting a… 
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2015
2015
The term ranula is derived from a latin word “rana” which means “frog.” Ranula is a mucous containing swelling that occurs in the… 
2014
2014
Oral ranula is a retention cyst arising from the sublingual gland on the floor of the mouth as a result of ductal obstruction and… 
1997
1997
ZusammenfassungIn dieser Fallbeschreibung wird über eine 24jährige Patientin mit einer seit 3 Monaten bestehenden, ausgedehnten… 
1985
1985
: The origin of a ranula is due to obliteration of a minor duct of the sublingual gland. The main excretory duct remains patent. 
Review
1969
Review
1969
A COMPREHENSIVE review of the literature on cysts of the floor of the mouth was made by Johnson 1 in 1942. He found that the… 
1960
1960
THE Ranula is a thin walled sessile (never pedunculated) superficial cyst which forms under mucous membrane of the under-surface…