Plunging Ranula Presenting as a Giant Anterior Cervical Cystic Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract

Plunging ranula, a subtype of ranula, commonly presents as a submandibular or submental cystic mass without oral counterpart, and its clinical management remains challenging. Herein, the authors report an extremely rare case of 30-year-old female patient with plunging ranula involving the root of the left anterior neck.

Keywords

• ranula
• plunging ranula
• sublingual gland
• management