Antenatal detection of an intraglossal ranula on ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging

Harris L. Cohen; Asim F. Choudhri; Anand D. Raju; Jacques Samson; Lisa M. Mabry; Jerome W. Thompson

doi:10.3233/PNR-14192

Journal of Pediatric Neuroradiology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Journal of Pediatric Neuroradiology 2014; 03(04): 191-195
DOI: 10.3233/PNR-14192

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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Antenatal detection of an intraglossal ranula on ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging

Autoren

Harris L. Cohen

^aDepartment of Radiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA

^bDepartment of Radiology, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA

^cDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA

^dDepartment of Obstetrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA

^eLe Bonheur Fetal Center, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
Asim F. Choudhri

^aDepartment of Radiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA

^bDepartment of Radiology, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA

^fDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA

^gDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
Anand D. Raju

^aDepartment of Radiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA

^bDepartment of Radiology, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
Jacques Samson

^dDepartment of Obstetrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA

^eLe Bonheur Fetal Center, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
Lisa M. Mabry

^hCollege of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
Jerome W. Thompson

ⁱDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA

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Abstract

A lingual ranula is a rare cystic lesion of the tongue. Ranulas are typically sublingual mucoceles. We report perhaps the first lingual ranula identified in a fetus. It was identified by ultrasound and confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. Knowledge of the presence of such a large intraoral mass antenatally allows diagnosis, monitoring, assessment of potential airway compromise and delivery planning. The possibility of impending airway compromise caused the planning of an ex-utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure performed at delivery. Identification of tongue tissue below a cystic intraoral mass suggests a lingual rather than a sublingual origin, a finding which helps stratify the differential diagnosis.

Keywords

Ranula - fetal - magnetic resonance - ultrasound - tongue

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