title: Heterotopic salivary tissue in a weanling colt.
abstract: Heterotopic salivary tissue was diagnosed in a 7-month-old Quarter Horse colt with a history of a draining wound in the left temporal region from time of birth. Surgical excision of the tract was performed for diagnosis and treatment. Histologically, tissues were compatible with a mixed-type salivary gland, most likely of parotid salivary gland origin. Complete resolution of the drainage was achieved after surgical removal of the ectopic tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Dahlgren
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: DeBowes
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Gift
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Veatch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D010306:Parotid Gland; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013701:Temporal Bone