Title | Heterotopic hairs in the tongue of two dogs. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1997 |
Authors | Teifke, JP, Löhr, CV |
Journal | Journal of comparative pathology |
Volume | 117 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 267-70 |
Date Published | 1997 Oct |
Keywords | Tongue Diseases |
Abstract | The occurrence of hairs in the median sulcus of the tongue in two dogs, a 7-year-old Rottweiler and a 10-year-old Cocker spaniel, is reported as an incidental observation at necropsy. The gross pathology of both cases and the histological and scanning electron microscopical findings in one case indicated a heterotopic development of the hairs, with secondary inflammation. The term pili heterotopici mediani linguae is suggested. |