Thoracic ranula: An extremely rare case

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-234

  Pang, Claudine Elizabeth ^a   Lee, Tee Sin ^a   Pang, Kenny Peter ^a,b   Pang, Yoke Teen ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ranula; Sublingual Gland; Submandibular Gland; Thorax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOCELE; RARE DISEASE; SALIVARY GLAND; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE TUMOR; SUBLINGUAL GLAND; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORAX TUMOR; THORAX WALL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RANULA; RECURRENCE; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND DISEASES; THORACIC WALL;

EID: 16844382949     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0022215053561503     Document Type: Article

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