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CT scan revealed also the absence of right submandibular salivary gland with persistence of its Whartons duct. This combination has never been reported previously.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>DISCUSSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The combination of recurrent sublingual ranula associated with aplasia of ipsilateral submandibular salivary gland and persistence of Whartons duct has never been reported before in the literature, a finding that may provide the base for future research.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Further research may prove similar associations between oral ranula and salivary gland aplasia, which may have clinical implications on diagnostic and management plan decisions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijscr.2012.10.021","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,12,1]],"date-time":"2012-12-01T18:47:15Z","timestamp":1354387635000},"page":"229-231","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Recurrent right sublingual ranula, concomitant with ipsilateral submandibular salivary gland aplasia"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"4","author":[{"given":"Nader M.","family":"Albsoul","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fatima O.","family":"obeidat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Raed N.","family":"Altaher","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shams A.","family":"Jubouri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Azmy M.","family":"Hadidy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-25-20260114","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"281","DOI":"10.1016\/j.tripleo.2004.01.013","article-title":"Clinical review of 580 ranulas","volume":"98","author":"Zhao","year":"2004","journal-title":"Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontics"},{"key":"R2-25-20260114","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"305","DOI":"10.1016\/0278-2391(90)90399-M","article-title":"Squamous cell carcinoma arising in a plunging ranula","volume":"48","author":"Ali","year":"1990","journal-title":"Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery"},{"key":"R3-25-20260114","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"490","DOI":"10.1001\/archotol.129.4.490","article-title":"Radiology quiz case 1. 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