title: First case of salivary mucocele originating from the minor salivary gland of the soft palate in a dog.
abstract: We found a case of salivary mucocele that originated in the minor salivary gland (palatine gland) of the soft palate in a dog. At first admission, the soft palate swelled remarkably. Computed tomography (CT) revealed cystic radiolucency inside a large quantity of liquid in the soft palate, and most of the airway was occupied. Marsupialization was performed, but since a recurrence was observed one month later, the salivary mucocele was removed. There has been no report of salivary mucocele arising from the minor salivary gland of the soft palate in dogs. To our knowledge, this case is the first. Complete removal, including minor salivary glands surrounding the lesion, is necessary for treatment of salivary mucocele in dogs.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Japan. nabechan@gifu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyawaki
authors.forename: Muneki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanayama
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Mami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Yasuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugikata
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamazoe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D009078:Mucocele / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed