title: Ectopic salivary gland in the posterior triangle of the neck.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soo
authors.forename: F V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Coakley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D011859:Radiography; D012469:Salivary Glands