Heterotopic salivary gland presenting as a discharging sinus in the base of the neck
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...
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| author | Shraddha Jain Anil Aggarwal Prasad Deshmukh Puneet Singhvi Kavita Sudarshan |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ed701f7d30f4050905c9755d3742a2b2022-12-22T02:20:36ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72752039-72832011-12-011410.4081/cp.2011.e131133Heterotopic salivary gland presenting as a discharging sinus in the base of the neckShraddha Jain0Anil Aggarwal1Prasad Deshmukh2Puneet Singhvi3Kavita Sudarshan4Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, DMIMS(DU), Sawangi, Wardha, MaharashtraDepartment of Pathology, Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, DMIMS(DU), Sawangi, Wardha, MaharashtraDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, DMIMS(DU), Sawangi, Wardha, MaharashtraDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, DMIMS(DU), Sawangi, Wardha, MaharashtraDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, DMIMS(DU), Sawangi, Wardha, MaharashtraWe 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.https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/189heterotopic salivary glandfistulasinusneck. |
| spellingShingle | Shraddha Jain Anil Aggarwal Prasad Deshmukh Puneet Singhvi Kavita Sudarshan Heterotopic salivary gland presenting as a discharging sinus in the base of the neck Clinics and Practice heterotopic salivary gland fistula sinus neck. |
| title | Heterotopic salivary gland presenting as a discharging sinus in the base of the neck |
| title_full | Heterotopic salivary gland presenting as a discharging sinus in the base of the neck |
| title_fullStr | Heterotopic salivary gland presenting as a discharging sinus in the base of the neck |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heterotopic salivary gland presenting as a discharging sinus in the base of the neck |
| title_short | Heterotopic salivary gland presenting as a discharging sinus in the base of the neck |
| title_sort | heterotopic salivary gland presenting as a discharging sinus in the base of the neck |
| topic | heterotopic salivary gland fistula sinus neck. |
| url | https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/189 |
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