Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Incidental lung vein abnormality found in Siberian Husky with lymphoma
By Abraham, L A & Slocombe, R F·Published in Australian veterinary journal·2003·University of Melbourne, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Asymptomatic anomalous pulmonary veins in a Siberian Husky.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old neutered male Siberian Husky was brought in because he was depressed, losing weight, and unable to eat or drink properly. Unfortunately, despite efforts to diagnose his condition, he had to be euthanized. A post-mortem examination revealed that he had non-suppurative meningitis caused by lymphoma (a type of cancer) in the brain. While there were also some unusual blood vessel formations in his lungs, these were not the cause of his symptoms. Sadly, the dog did not recover due to the advanced stage of the lymphoma.
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Abstract
A 2-year-old, neutered male Siberian Husky presented with depression, weight loss and an inability to prehend food and water. Cerebrospinal fluid was collected under general anaesthesia prior to euthanasia. The elevated white cell count comprised mostly mononuclear cells. Histological changes within the brain were variable and multifocal. Non-suppurative meningitis secondary to lymphoma was diagnosed. At necropsy, abnormal venous drainage of the right cranial and middle lung lobes was found. A dilated major pulmonary vein from these lobes passed across the lateral aspect of the right caudal lung lobe prior to entering the heart, and subpleural veins from the affected lobes were enlarged and tortuous. These vascular abnormalities were considered incidental. There were no apparent congenital abnormalities of the heart and the animal's clinical signs were related to lymphoma of the brain.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15084052/