Abstract

VAZQUEZ MARTINEZ, Cristina; GUTIERREZ DIAZ, Ramón  and  SANCHEZ ANICETO, Gregorio. Mass on the floor of the mouth with neck extension. An uncommon finding. Rev Esp Cirug Oral y Maxilofac [online]. 2020, vol.42, n.3, pp.136-138.  Epub Oct 13, 2020. ISSN 2173-9161.  https://dx.doi.org/10.20986/recom.2020.1071/2019.

A 67-year-old woman attended the Emergency Care Unit at 12 de Octubre Hospital with the suspicion of an odontogenic abscess diagnosed in another hospital.

She presented with pain at lower left canine and growing submental mass. However, clinical examination suggested a plunging ranula and CT scan showed a "clock sand-like" image which is typical in dermoid cysts. Anatomic pathology confirmed that the mass was a lymphangioma. A literature review has been done to understand and differentiate masses that can be found in this region.

Keywords : Lymphangioma; Plunging ranula; Dermoid cyst; Cystic hygroma.

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