XXXX : clinical follow-up study of 57 cases.

@entity1 @entity158 @entity29542
OBJECTIVE: To present 57 cases of @entity29542 in @entity1 , analyzing the clinical characteristics, treatment and outcome of these lesions. METHODS: The clinical histories of @entity1 diagnosed with @entity29542 , seen between 1998 and 2008 at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit of a reference @entity1 's Hospital (0-14 years) were reviewed. All @entity1 with clinical diagnosis of @entity29542 were included. RESULTS: Fifty-seven @entity1 , 21 @entity1 and 36 @entity1 , with a mean age of 5.1 years were included in the study. Thirty-two cases were located on the left side of the floor of the mouth. The lesion diameter varied between 1 and 3 cm in 27 cases, 22 were less than 1 cm, and 8 were larger than 3 cm. Fifty-four cases were asymptomatic and 3 ranulas had @entity158 on swallowing. Twenty-two cases were resolved by opening with a tract dilator and 35 by marsupialization. Seven cases recurred at a mean of 12 months after treatment, three of these from the marsupialization group. CONCLUSION: The majority of the oral ranulas occurred in females, asymptomatic, on the left side of the floor of the mouth, with a mean size of 1 to 3 cm; all lesions were treated by surgery, of which 7 recurred.
