title: Congenital ectopic fistula of a minor salivary gland.
abstract: A rare case of congenital salivary gland fistula is reported. A 3-year-old girl presented with clear discharge from a dimple on the left cheek. An ectopic salivary gland fistula was unexpectedly diagnosed during operation. This is the first case of congenital salivary fistula draining from a minor salivary gland to a cutaneous pit. We completely excised the lesion, and the patient remains complication free.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, New Taipei 220, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ting-Chun
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Sheng-Hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Chia-Chi
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002610:Cheek; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012467:Salivary Gland Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography