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Plunging ranula intruding into the parapharyngeal space treated with OK-432.

Abstract
We report a very rare case of a plunging ranula extending into the parapharyngeal space, which was treated successfully with OK-432. A 27-year-old woman presented with a 4-month history of right submandibular swelling. Based on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings, we established a diagnosis of plunging ranula intruding into the parapharyngeal space. The patient was treated with an intracystic OK-432 injection that was administered under ultrasonographic guidance. At 6 weeks after the injection, computed tomography showed complete disappearance of the cystic mass. No recurrence was noted during the 10-month follow-up.
AuthorsMakoto Kinoshita, Wataru Kida, Haruka Nakahara
JournalAmerican journal of otolaryngology (Am J Otolaryngol) 2012 May-Jun Vol. 33 Issue 3 Pg. 345-8 ISSN: 1532-818X [Electronic] United States
PMID21917352 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Picibanil
Topics
  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Agents (administration & dosage)
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intralesional
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pharyngeal Diseases (diagnosis, drug therapy)
  • Pharynx
  • Picibanil (administration & dosage)
  • Ranula (diagnosis, drug therapy)
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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