Preferred Label : ranula;
RADLEX synonyms : mucus escape cyst;
Definition : A form of retention cyst of the floor of the mouth, usually due to obstruction of
the ducts of the submaxillary or sublingual glands, presenting a slowly enlarging
painless deep burrowing mucocele of one side of the mouth. It is also called sublingual
cyst and sublingual ptyalocele. [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0026686;
Origin ID : RID3919;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Ranula [MedDRA Preferred Term]
A form of retention cyst of the floor of the mouth, usually due to obstruction of
the ducts of the submaxillary or sublingual glands, presenting a slowly enlarging
painless deep burrowing mucocele of one side of the mouth. It is also called sublingual
cyst and sublingual ptyalocele. [MeSH]
