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Heterotopic salivary gland presenting as a discharging sinus in the base of the neck

Authors :
Puneet Singhvi
Kavita Sudarshan
Shraddha Jain
Prasad T Deshmukh
Anil Aggarwal
Source :
Clinics and Practice, Volume 1, Issue 4, Clinics and Practice, Vol 1, Iss 4 (2011)
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2011.

Abstract

We report a case of congenital heterotopic salivary gland with draining sinus in the lower neck on the right side of a 10-year-old female, which we initially thought to be a branchial fistula. Heterotopic salivary glands are rare lesions in the neck and when present appear very similar to branchial cleft sinus or fistula. This congenital lesion is rare. This is probably the first report from India. It is important to report this case to raise the awareness of this condition.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20397283
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinics and Practice
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....4fcf2f664b75089add2757cdc615d6a0
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e131