Chronic lymphocytic leukemia in association with a ranula: a report and review of the literature

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2017 May;123(5):e160-e163. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2016.11.006. Epub 2016 Nov 22.

Abstract

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), an indolent neoplasm of B lymphocytes, is the most common adult leukemia in the Western Hemisphere. Despite this, however, the intraoral presentation of CLL is quite rare. We report the case of an 83-year-old woman with CLL incidentally involving minor salivary glands in association with a ranula (floor-of-mouth mucocele).

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / diagnosis*
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / pathology
  • Ranula / diagnosis*
  • Ranula / pathology