Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with a single skin growth on elbow diagnosed as histiocytoma
By Kambala, Swetha & Kavitha. S·Published in Indian Journal of Veterinary Medicine·2024·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: A case report on cutaneous histiocytoma in a dog
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old female Golden Retriever was brought to the vet because of a single growth on her elbow. After a biopsy, the growth was diagnosed as a cutaneous histiocytoma, which is a type of skin tumor that is usually benign. Thankfully, an ultrasound of her chest showed no signs of cancer spreading to her lungs. With proper treatment, these tumors often resolve on their own, and the dog can recover well.
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Abstract
A two-year-old, female Golden Retriever dog weighting 36 kg was presented to the private clinic with the history of solitary growth over the elbow region. Sample was collected for biopsy and it revealed cutaneous histiocytoma. On thoracic ultrasonography no metastasis of lungs was noticed. Microscopic examination of biopsy samples revealed sheets of densely packed round cells, with round to oval nuclei and nucleoli, some cells showed multinucleation and bi-nucleation, moderate amount of pale blue cytoplasm was also observed.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvm.v44i1.152521