Abstract

The article “Submandibular gland mucocele. Diagnosis and management” by Anastassov et al 1 Anastassov GE Haiavy J Solodnik P Lee H Lumerman H Submandibular gland mucocele. Diagnosis and management. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2000; 89: 159-163 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (59) Google Scholar follows a progression of articles on the plunging ranula or cervical extravasation mucocele that has established the sublingual gland as the origin of the extravasated mucus that fills the mucocele. Two cases of cervical extravasation mucocele were presented that were considered to have originated from the submandibular gland. Unfortunately, the evidence presented did not support this, but supported an origin from the sublingual gland.

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