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Case Reports
. 2011 Dec 13;1(4):e131.
doi: 10.4081/cp.2011.e131. eCollection 2011 Sep 28.

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

Shraddha Jain  1 , Anil Aggarwal  2 , Prasad Deshmukh  1 , Puneet Singhvi  1 , Kavita Sudarshan  1
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Heterotopic salivary gland presenting as a discharging sinus in the base of the neck

Shraddha Jain et al. Clin Pract. .

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.

Keywords: fistula; heterotopic salivary gland; neck.; sinus.

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Figure 1
Sinugram showing the tract running cephalad with dilatation at its end.
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Figure 2
Heterotopic salivary gland tissue embedded in the skeletal muscle (H&E ×40).
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