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Heterotopic cervical salivary gland tissue was found in a 4-yr-old girl with branchial and otologic abnormalities. Her mother and sister also had heterotopic cervical salivary tissue in association with anomalies that suggest the branchio-otorenal (BOR) syndrome. Heterotopic cervical salivary gland tissue may result from abnormal branchial development.

Head and neck meningiomas are primarily intracranial neoplasms; they rarely present in extracranial locations. Two cases of meningiomas in the paranasal sinuses and seven cases in the temporal bone are described. The pathology, pathogenesis, clinical evaluation, and therapy are discussed. It is stressed that intracranial components of such meningiomas be sought and, as appropriate, treated.