A Case of Ectopic Salivary Gland with Fistula in the Anterior Neck

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Received July 18, 2011 Revised September 6, 2011 Accepted September 8, 2011 Address for correspondence Yong Jin Song, MD Department of Otolaryngology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, 38 Bangdong-gil, Sacheon-myeon, Gangneung 210-711, Korea Tel +82-33-610-3309 Fax +82-33-641-8148 E-mail yjsong@medigate.net Ectopic salivary gland tissue represents an uncommon lesion, usually presenting as a discharging fistula in the anterior lower neck. Though the origin of this entity still remains unclear, it is thought to be a heteroplasia of the epithelium of the precervical sinus of His. We have experienced a case of ectopic salivary gland with cervical fistula in a 10-year-old. This was thought clinically to be the second branchial cleft cyst, but the pathology showed an ectopic salivary gland. This should be considered as one of the causes of a cystic neck mass or fistula in children. Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg 2011;54:862-5 Key WordsZZSalivary gland fistula ᆞCutaneous fistula ᆞNeck.