Diagnostic Findings and Surgical Management of Three Dogs Affected by Osseous Metaplasia Secondary to a Salivary Mucocele

Diagnostic Findings and Surgical Management of Three Dogs Affected by Osseous Metaplasia Secondary to a Salivary Mucocele

Saliva is an irritant of the subcutaneous tissue, thus causing the development of a non-epithelial reactive pseudocapsule. Metaplastic ossification of the pseudocapsule is a condition rarely described in the veterinary literature. The main causes of calcification are trauma, tumours, various chronic...

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Main Authors: Matteo Olimpo, Erica Ilaria Ferraris, Lorenza Parisi, Paolo Buracco, Sara Gioele Rizzo, Davide Giacobino, Andrea Degiovanni, Lorella Maniscalco, Emanuela Morello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
sialocele
mucocele
salivary glands
osseous metaplasia
dog
soft tissue surgery
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/9/1550

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