title: Branchial cleft fistula with heterotopic salivary gland tissue in the lower neck.
abstract: A rare case of second branchial fistula with heterotopic salivary gland tissue in the lower neck is described. The patient was a 12-year-old girl with a fistula which appeared to be clinically a second branchial cleft anomaly. It was removed from her neck. Histological examination revealed that the lesion was a branchial cleft fistula with elements of salivary gland tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D001935:Branchioma / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012469:Salivary Glands