Heterotopic cervical salivary gland tissue in a family with probable branchio-otorenal syndrome.
Heterotopic cervical salivary gland tissue was found in a 4-yr-old girl with branchial and otologic abnormalities. Her mother and sister also had heterotopic cervical salivary tissue in association with anomalies that suggest the branchio-otorenal (BOR) syndrome. Heterotopic cervical salivary gland tissue may result from abnormal branchial development.
D000328:Adult; D001935:Branchioma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome