title: Salivary heterotopia of the parathyroid gland: a report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Two cases of periparathyroid salivary gland heterotopia are described. A review of the records of the Department of Pathology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, over a 4-year period, identified 759 surgical specimens containing parathyroid gland tissue. Of these, 2 (0.26%) contained foci of ectopic salivary gland tissue. Both cases were associated with cyst formation. To date, 9 additional cases of heterotopic salivary gland tissue associated with the parathyroid gland have been described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, Surgical Oral Pathology Service, Creighton University School of Dentistry, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA. pedwards@creighton.edu
authors.forename: Paul C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Taqfiq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bhuiya
authors.forename: Leonard B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Fantasia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010280:Parathyroid Glands; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases