Lumps in the lower jaw - Atlas of swine pathology

Where: digestive system, mouth
Possible causes: Foot-and-mouth diseaseSwine vesicular diseaseVesicular stomatitisOther
This image corresponds to irregular masses bulging in the oral mucosa of the lower lip in a 2 weeks old piglet.
The most likely cause of this condition is congenital oral squamous cell carcinoma.
This is malignant tumour with poor prognosis.
The piglet was euthanised since stop drinking from the sow’s teats.