Ranula — NDEB AFK MCQ
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Correct answer: A — Sublingual gland
A ranula is a mucous extravasation or retention phenomenon (mucocele) arising from the sublingual gland, presenting as a unilateral, fluctuant, bluish-translucent swelling in the floor of the mouth. The name derives from its resemblance to a frog's belly (rana = frog). A simple (oral) ranula is confined to the floor of the mouth. A plunging ranula herniates through the mylohyoid muscle into the submandibular or submental space. Treatment of a simple ranula is marsupialization or excision with the sublingual gland.
Reference: Neville – Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 4th ed., 2016