A Case of Ectopic Salivary Gland with Fistula in the Anterior Neck.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2011.54.12.862
- Author:
Jae Hyeong CHO
1
;
Jong Jun KIM
;
Woo Seok KANG
;
Yong Jin SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Gangneung, Korea. yjsong@medigate.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Salivary gland fistula;
Cutaneous fistula;
Neck
- MeSH:
Branchioma;
Child;
Cutaneous Fistula;
Epithelium;
Fistula;
Humans;
Neck;
Salivary Gland Fistula;
Salivary Glands
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2011;54(12):862-865
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
