title: Zygomatic salivary cyst with mucocele formation in a cat.
abstract: An eight-year-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat had a zygomatic salivary cyst with associated mucocele formation. A fluctuating swelling developed ventral to the right eye, causing bulging of the lower eyeild, and a corresponding swelling was present in the caudal vestibule of the oral cavity. Cytological examination of the fluid obtained from aspiration of the swelling was consistent with the appearance of saliva. A tentative diagnosis of zygomatic salivary mucocele was made. Surgical exploration and resection of the swelling demonstrated the presence of a multilobular cystic zygomatic salivary gland. The histopathological appearance of the resected tissue was interpreted as an inflammatory reaction to mucus derived from a multilocular salivary cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Science and Animal Husbandry, University of Liverpool.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Speakman
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Baines
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D015050:Zygoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery