Table I.
Summary of the main data of the clinical cases from the articles selected in the literature.
| Author | Gender | Age (years) | Location | Symptomatology | Size (mm) | First imaging (all imaging) | Time onset (months) | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandogan et al., 2007 1 | M | 11 | Sublingual | Difficulty chewing and swallowing of solid foods | 40 x 35 | RM | 36 | Extra-oral |
| Utumi et al., 2016 10 | F | 15 | - | No | 45 | CT (CT - MR) | 6 | Extra-oral |
| Zielinski et al., 2014 11 | M | 6 | - | No | 27 x 25 x 19 | US (US - MRI) | 3 | Extra-oral |
| Zielinski et al., 2014 11 | F | 15 | - | No | 29 x 26 x 24 | US (US - CT) | 6 | Extra-oral |
| Baliga et al., 2014 12 | F | 26 | - | Altered speech and functional difficulty | 30 x 30 | US | 36 | Intra-oral |
| Patil et al., 2009 2 | M | 28 | - | No | 30 x 20 x 20 | US | 5 | ? |
| Silveira et al., 2019 13 | M | 26 | Sublingual | Speech and swallowing difficulties | 70 x 70 | US | 24 | ? |
| Sahoo et al., 2017 14 | F | 55 | Submental | Difficulty in speech and swallowing | 40 | US (US - CT - MR) | 6 | Intra-oral |
| Sahoo et al., 2017 14 | Sublingual | - | 30 | US (US - CT - MR) | ||||
| Verma et al., 2012 15 | F | 16 | - | Difficulty in chewing and swallowing of solid foods | 70 x 50 x 45 | CT (CT - MR) | 5 | Intra-oral |
| Mirza et al., 2014 4 | M | 43 | - | No | 83 x 77 x 50 | US (US - CT - MR) | - | Extra-oral |
| Lohaus et al., 1999 16 | F | 19 | - | No | 50 x 50 x 38 | US (US - CT - MR) | 3 | Extra-oral |
| Bitar et al., 2003 17 | F | 17 | Herniating through the mylohyoid, from the floor of mouth to the thyroid cartilage | Difficulty in chewing and swallowing solid food | 80 x 51 x 47 | CT (CT - MR) | - | Extra-oral |
| Calderon et al., 1993 18 | M | 2 | Sublingual | No | 30 x 20 | US | - | Intra-oral |
| Thibouw et al., 2020 6 | M | 73 | Sublingual | Difficulty in speaking | 70 x 40 x 35 | CT (CT - MR) | 0.13 | Intra-oral |
| Pascual et al., 2015 19 | F | 3 | Sublingual | No | 20 x 15 | CT (CT - MR) | 2 | Intra-oral |
| Soares et al., 2015 20 | M | 45 | - | Limitation in mouth opening and speech, dysphagia, dyspnoea | 50 x 30 x 20 | CT (CT - MR) | - | Intra-oral |
| De Ponte et al., 2002 5 | M | 18 | - | Difficulty breathing, swallowing and speaking | 45 | RM | - | Intra-oral |
| Tsirevelou et al., 2009 7 | F | 14 | Over the geniohyoid muscle | No | 14 x 12 | CT (CT - MR) | 10 | Intra-oral |
| Tsirevelou et al., 2009 7 | F | 35 | - | Dysphagia, dysarthria, dyspnoea on exertion | 21 | CT (CT - MR) | 6 | Extra-oral |
| Datta et al., 2020 21 | M | 24 | Submandibular | Right-sided neck swelling | 50 x 30 | US (US - CT - MR) | 8.5 | Both |
| Findik et al., 2017 9 | M | 10 | Submandibular | No | 40 x 30 x 40 | RM | - | Extra-oral |
| Klibngern et al., 2020 22 | F | 26 | Left sublingual space | No | 65 x 32 x 25 | RM | 6 | Intra-oral |
| Assaf et al., 2012 23 | M | 39 | Right sublingual region | Dysphagia, progressive snoring during sleep, occasional shortness of breath | 50 | RM | - | Intra-oral |
| Tandon et al., 2014 24 | F | 23 | From sublingual area to thyroid notch | Difficulty in swallowing, mastication, and speech | 80 x 50 | CT (CT - MR) | 36 | Intra-oral |
| Nishar et al., 2016 25 | M | 60 | Submandibular region | No | 103 x 81 | US (US - CT - MR) | 360 | Extra-oral |
| Gulati et al., 2015 26 | M | 16 | Left sublingual space | Difficulty in swallowing | 62 x 60 x 57 | RM | 3 | Both |
| Yilmaz et al., 2006 27 | F | 34 | Left sublingual region | No | 75 x 45 x 60 | RM | 120 | Intra-oral |
| Yilmaz et al., 2006 27 | M | 35 | Suprahyoid region | Difficulty in swallowing | 50 x 70 x 80 | RM | 240 | Extra-oral |
| Brunet-Garcia et al., 2018 28 | M | 43 | Ssublingual space | Difficulty in swallowing, mastication, and speech | 80 x 50 | TC | 24 | Intra-oral |
| Behl et al., 2001 29 | M | 22 | Sublingual space | Dysphagia, difficulties in speech | 100 x 80 | TC | - | Extra-oral |
| Turetschek et al., 1995 30 | F | 25 | Sublingual space | Swelling, increasing difficulties in speech | 60 x 50 | US (US - CT - MR) | - | Intra-oral |
| Gordon et al., 2013 31 | F | 79 | Sublingual | Swelling | 29 x 27 x 53 | CT (CT - MR) | - | Extra-oral |
| Kinzer et al., 2006 32 | M | 40 | - | No | 55 x 45 x 25 | RM | - | ? |
| Kudoh et al., 2013 33 | M | 69 | Submental | No | 40 x 30 x 25 | CT (CT - MR) | 24 | Intra-oral |
| Banerjee et al., 2011 34 | F | 61 | Submandibular | Swelling, supine dyspnoea, almost unable to speak or eat anything including fluid | 68 x 48 | US (US - CT - MR) | - | Intra-oral |
| Mammen et al., 2013 35 | M | 57 | Under the platysma anterior to the right-submandibular gland | Mildly painful, progressively increasing, swelling | 38 x 30 | US (US - CT - MR) | 3 | Extra-oral |
| Fung et al., 2008 36 | M | 50 | Submental | Discomfort with swallowing | - | US (US - CT - MR) | Since childhood | Both |
| Walstad et al., 1998 37 | F | 23 | Submental | Difficulty with swallowing and speech | 48 x 27 x 35 | CT (CT - MR) | - | Extra-oral |