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Clinical presentation
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F1
The present case report is about a 25-year-old female patient who reported to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery with swelling in the right lower third of face below the lower border of mandible since 6 months [Figure 1].
Intra-operative dissection
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The medial part of the lesion extended up to the pharyngeal wall as per ultrasound and blunt dissection was carried out until the lesion was free from surrounding tissue [Figure 2].
Specimen
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F3
The lesion was excised fully and the floor was examined for any perforations of the pharyngeal wall [Figure 3].
2-week post-operative healing
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Post-operative follow-up after 1 month showed a good cosmetic healing of the surgical scar [Figure 4].