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Ectopic salivary gland in the posterior triangle of the neck

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. N. Marshall ,
G. Soo  and
F. V. Coakley
J. N. Marshall*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
G. Soo
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
F. V. Coakley
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
*
Mr J. N. Marshall, B.Sc., F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH.
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Abstract

Ectopic cervical salivary tissue may present as a discharging sinus if a duct system and cutaneous orifice are present. Where described in previous reports these openings have been located along the anterior border of sternomastoid or in the anterior triangle, making this a differential diagnosis of a branchial sinus. We report on a patient who presented with an ectopic salivary gland in the posterior triangle of the neck.

Keywords

NeckSalivary glandectopic
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 7 , July 1995 , pp. 669 - 670
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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