Management of a mucocele of the submandibular gland without removal of the gland: a case report

Publication date: Available online 15 April 2016
Source:British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Author(s): Neelam N. Andrade, Neha Aggarwal, Roy Thomas, Vyankatesh V. Sahu
A mucocele or extravasation of mucus is common in minor salivary glands, but unusual in major ones. Those from the submandibular gland are a diagnostic challenge and conventional management includes excision of the associated gland.We describe a 27-year-old man with a mucocele of the submandibular gland that presented as a lateral cervical swelling and looked like a plunging ranula. The cystic lesion was completely excised and, to our knowledge, this is the first published case in which the submandibular gland was saved with no recurrence up to two years postoperatively.



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