September 2019 HSC Section 1 Congenital and Pediatric Problems

Benign and Malignant Pediatric Oral Lesions

the mylohyoid muscle into the neck are called plunging ranulas. 8 CT scanning reveals a low-density cystic lesion involving the sublingual space and may assist with preop- erative planning ( Fig. 4 ). 5 Marsupialization involves the surgical unroofing of the lesion and is the most conservative approach to treatment. 30 Fig. 2. Frontal (top) and lateral (bottom) images of a pyogenic granuloma in a 1-day-old infant.

Fig. 3. Palpable lesion in sublingual space with blue hue lateral to midline suggestive of a ranula.

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