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Orifices at the lower neck: heterotopic salivary glands
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
Heterotopic islands of salivary-gland tissue are rare and have been described in a number of sites in the head and neck. We describe a patient with salivary-gland fistulas in the lower third of the neck, without evidence of any other congenital abnormalities. The appearance of sinuses in association with heterotopic salivary-gland tissue suggests that its embryologic origin may be from the branchial clefts. Surgical treatment is recommended.