AUTHOR=Morgan Catharine , Evenhuis Janny V. , Zurbuchen Sarah , Vapniarsky Natalia , Brust Kelsey 

TITLE=Case Report: Computed tomography-guided diagnosis and surgical removal of intraorbital salivary choristoma confirmed with cytology and histopathology

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1636470

DOI=10.3389/fvets.2025.1636470

ISSN=2297-1769

ABSTRACT=A 10-year-old male castrated Golden Retriever was presented for evaluation of a 2-year history of a slowly progressing intraorbital mass. Computed tomography showed a large, ovoid, fluid-filled structure that was not clearly associated with the salivary or lacrimal glands. Cytology was most consistent with a mildly inflamed salivary lesion. Surgical removal with biopsy showed that the mass was a cyst-like structure with multifocal serous salivary gland tissue. Histopathologic diagnosis, combined with three-dimensional imaging confirmation of an abnormal anatomic location, is most consistent with salivary choristoma.