Heterotopic salivary gland presenting as a supra-clavicular swelling

Heterotopic salivary gland presenting as a supra-clavicular swelling

A 5-month-old female was referred to the paediatric surgery clinic with a neck swelling in the right supra-clavicular region. This was thought clinically to be cystic hygroma. Pathology showed an ectopic salivary gland. This should be added to the list of differential diagnoses of neck swelling in c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric surgery international 2009-06, Vol.25 (6), p.529-530
Hauptverfasser: Naguib, Nader N., Hamza, A. F., Kiberu, S., Vali, A., Davies, D. J., McGowan, B. A., Izzidien, A. Y.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Case Report
Choristoma
Female
Humans
Infant
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neck
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Salivary Glands
Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:A 5-month-old female was referred to the paediatric surgery clinic with a neck swelling in the right supra-clavicular region. This was thought clinically to be cystic hygroma. Pathology showed an ectopic salivary gland. This should be added to the list of differential diagnoses of neck swelling in childhood.
ISSN:0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s00383-009-2366-2