Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with firm neck lumps caused by non-mineral salivary stones
By Suh, Hyun-Jung et al.Ā·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienneĀ·2015Ā·Department of Veterinary Surgery (Suh, South KoreaĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Abnormal changes in both mandibular salivary glands in a dog: Non-mineral radiopaque sialoliths.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old Maltese dog was brought in with a firm mass on the left side of his neck and swelling on the right side. The vet suspected he had stones in his salivary glands, which can cause painful swelling (sialolithiasis) and fluid buildup (sialocele). To treat this, the vet performed surgery to remove both affected salivary glands. The stones were found to be non-mineral types.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old Maltese dog was presented with a firm mass on the left side of his neck. Physical examination confirmed a firm mass in the left and a submandibular swelling in the right cervical region. Sialolithiasis and associated sialocele in both mandibular salivary glands were suspected and bilateral sialoadenectomy was performed. The stones were identified as non-mineral sialoliths.
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