title: Labial pit and ectopic salivary gland tissue.
abstract: We report the unusual case of a girl who presented with a lesion on her soft palate and subsequently was found to have a sinus in her labial sulcus. This case report discusses investigation and management of the patient. Further to this we discuss the postulated embryological development of both the parotid gland and labial pit.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT surgery, Monkland District General Hospital, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, UK. iainnixon@hotmail.com
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Nixon
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Wynne
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Geddes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology; D010306:Parotid Gland