Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Miniature dachshund with trouble breathing from larynx polyp
By Sugimoto, Keisuke et al.·Published in Veterinary medicine and science·2020·Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A laryngeal inflammatory polyp in a miniature dachshund.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 15-year-old female miniature dachshund was brought in because she had been having trouble breathing for the past five years. X-rays showed a mass in her throat, so the vet performed surgery to remove some of it and take samples for testing. After the surgery, her breathing improved significantly. The tests revealed that the mass was an inflammatory polyp, and the surgery was effective in treating her condition.
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Abstract
A 15-year old, female miniature dachshund was presented for a 5-year history of progressive dyspnoea. A laryngeal mass was detected on cervical radiographs. Surgery was performed 5 days later to reduce the volume of the mass and to obtain biopsy samples; the dyspnoea improved. Based on the histopathological findings, the mass was diagnosed as inflammatory polyp. This case of inflammatory polyp in the larynx suggests that it should be listed in the differential diagnoses for laryngeal masses in dogs and that surgical treatment may be curative.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32412690/