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case_images: Ultrasonography. An echo-free fluid formation in the left anterior cervical region with a craniocaudal extent of 10.98 cm and anteroposterior dimension of 1.49 cm (the arrow points).
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case_images: By color Doppler ultrasound, there was a well-defined anechoic loculated fluid collection in the left superficial anterior cervical region, from the edge of the mandibular angle to the suprasternal fossa, whose size was approximately 10.98 cm x 1.49 cm x 4.92 cm (Fig. 1).
case_images: Contrast-enhanced CT. A non-enhancing cystic lesion ranging from the submandibular region to the supraclavicular region (the arrows point).
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case_images: In addition, the extent of the lesion was confirmed by contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) (Fig. 2).
case_images: Histological image. Sublingual gland with dilated ducts (the white arrows point) and the mucous pool (the black arrows point) due to partial rupture of the acinar and mucous overflow (HE, x400).
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case_images: Histopathological examination of the specimen after surgery revealed dilated ducts and the mucous pool due to partial rupture of the acinar and mucous overflow (Fig. 3).
case_images: Clinical photograph. The left anterior cervical swelling ranging from the submandibular triangle to the supraclavicular region (the arrow points).
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case_images: One week after surgery, the patient came back to the clinic for further consultation because of the swelling in the left anterior cervical region, which was almost the same size as before the surgery (Fig. 4).