Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Red lump in a dog's left tonsil removed by surgery
By Degner, D A et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1994·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Palatine tonsil cyst in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old spayed female Doberman Pinscher was brought in with a red, swollen mass in her throat that was filling the left tonsil area. The veterinarian performed surgery to remove the mass, which was later identified as a tonsil cyst. This type of cyst likely formed from tissue that didn't develop normally during the dog's growth. After the surgery, the dog was expected to recover well.
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Abstract
A 7-year-old spayed female Doberman Pinscher had a fluctuant red mass that filled the entire crypt of the left palatine tonsil. The mass was surgically excised and was found to be a tonsillar cyst on histologic examination. Because the cyst was lined with pseudostratified epithelium, embryonic origin was the most probable etiopathogenesis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8045803/