title: A review of heterotopia and associated salivary gland neoplasms of the head and neck.
abstract: Salivary tissue neoplasms may involve normal, accessory and heterotopic salivary gland tissue. A case of Warthin's tumour originating from heterotopic salivary gland tissue of the upper neck is reported. The radioactive uptake of 131I, evidenced in the neck mass in its pre-diagnostic assessment, suggested a diagnosis of cervical node involvement from a primary malignant thyroid neoplasm. A critical review of the literature on heterotopic salivary gland tissue neoplasms of the head and neck is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Italy. clorl@dsc.uniud.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferlito
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bertino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rinaldo
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Mannarà
authors.forename: K O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Devaney
mesh_terms: D000235:Adenolymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012469:Salivary Glands; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy