Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with painful front leg lameness diagnosed with aneurysmal bone
By Shimada, A et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·1996·Department of Veterinary Pathology, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Aneurysmal bone cyst in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A one-year-old male mongrel dog was brought to the vet because he had been limping and in pain in his right front leg for several weeks. X-rays showed a cystic lesion in the bone at the elbow, which turned out to be linked to a type of tumor called hemangiosarcoma. This condition was diagnosed as an aneurysmal bone cyst, which is a type of bone lesion that can occur due to the tumor. The dog will need further treatment to address both the cyst and the underlying tumor.
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Abstract
A one-year-old male mongrel dog was referred to the Veterinary Clinic with a several-week history of lameness and pain of the right front leg. Radiological examination of the right humerus revealed a cystic lesion at the distal end of the bone; the lesion was nodular in a gross appearance. Histologically, the nodular lesion consisted of large areas of haemorrhage and thick fibrous trabeculae mixed with a variably dilated cavernous structure of blood vessels attributed to haemangiosarcoma. Based on these findings, aneurysmal bone cyst secondary to the tumour was diagnosed.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8916009/