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case_images: Clinical examination showing a sublingual mass with normal covering mucosa displacing the tongue superiorly.
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case_images: It displaced the tongue superiorly with no mucosal abnormalities (Figure 1).
case_images: (a) Coronal and (b) sagittal CT scans revealing a homogeneous cystic structure measuring 6.5 cm in diameter with a delicate capsule without evidence of tissue component in the floor of the mouth, located centrally and anteriorly to the hyoid bone and below the tongue.
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case_images: Sagittal MRI scan showing a homogeneous cystic lesion measuring 5.4 * 3.1 * 4.6 cm with a delicate capsule and uniform high-protein content liquid. Peripheral enhancement is observed after gadolinium injection in the sublingual space.
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case_images: (a) Intraoral midline incision from the tongue base to the mouth floor and (b) view following removal of the cyst during surgery.
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case_images: Due to the size and location of the cyst, surgical excision was undertaken through a midline sublingual incision, and the cyst was successfully excised (Figures 4(a) and 4(b)).