Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2011 Dec;54(12):862-865. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2011.54.12.862.
A Case of Ectopic Salivary Gland with Fistula in the Anterior Neck
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Gangneung, Korea. yjsong@medigate.net
- KMID: 2277289
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2011.54.12.862
Abstract
- Ectopic salivary gland tissue represents an uncommon lesion, usually presenting as a discharging fistula in the anterior lower neck. Though the origin of this entity still remains unclear, it is thought to be a heteroplasia of the epithelium of the precervical sinus of His. We have experienced a case of ectopic salivary gland with cervical fistula in a 10-year-old. This was thought clinically to be the second branchial cleft cyst, but the pathology showed an ectopic salivary gland. This should be considered as one of the causes of a cystic neck mass or fistula in children.
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