NUMERO: #20220171

Título: PLUNGING RANULA IN CHILDREN AND THE USEFULNESS OF ULTRASOUND IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT: A CASE REPORT

Nome do Apresentador: Ana Luísa Marques BEMQUERER

Categoria do Trabalho: Trabalhos Aprovados para Disponibilização em Vídeo (ADV)

Área Temática: Patologia Oral

Resumo: The plunging ranula consists in extravasation of mucin through the mylohyodeum musculature, causing floating cervical volume. Ultrasound is an excellent imaging modality to evaluate obstructive salivary gland diseases. We describe a case of an 11-year-old boy presenting a floating cervical volume on the right, with displacement of the tongue. Ultrasonography showed changes in the mylohyoid muscle, underlying hypoechoic image in the submandibular region, suggestive of muscle dissection and fluid accumulation, as seen in plunging ranula. Also, between submandibular and parotid regions two rounded hyperechoic images with acoustic shadows, suggestive of giant sialoliths, were observed. The panoramic radiography confirmed two rough radiopaque images of approximately 30 mm, in the posterior region, consistent with giant sialoliths. The cervical swelling was excised, associated with removal of the submandibular gland with one of the sialoliths. The histopathological diagnosis confirmed ranula and the patient remains under 2 months of follow-up with no recurrence.

Autor 1:  Ana Luísa Marques BEMQUERER

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Autor 2:   Sarah REIS

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Autor 3 :  Duílio Walter da SILVEIRA E SOUZA

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Autor 4:  Victor Gabriel Braga de OLIVEIRA

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Autor 5:  Silvia Ferreira DE SOUSA

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Autor 6:  Wagner Henriques de CASTRO

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Autor 7:  Maurício Augusto Aquino de CASTRO

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