Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Rapidly growing neck blood clots in puppies after trauma
By Deneuche, A J et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2002·Department of Surgery, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cervical expanding hematomas in dogs: five cases.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Five puppies were brought to the vet with rapidly growing lumps on their necks that appeared after they had experienced trauma. Tests showed that these lumps were filled with blood and fluid, but there were no issues with their blood clotting. The vets successfully removed the lumps through surgery and placed drains to help with healing. All the puppies recovered well after the procedure, and the lumps were identified as encapsulated hematomas, which are similar to a condition seen in humans.
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Abstract
Five puppies were presented to the Alfort National Veterinary School for a rapidly expanding, well-demarcated, subcutaneous cervical mass of a few days' duration. In all cases, previous trauma was reported. Fine-needle aspiration of the mass in each case revealed a serosanguineous fluid containing mainly erythrocytes, with a total protein concentration ranging from 3.5 to 5.2 g/dL. Coagulation tests failed to reveal any coagulation disorder. En-bloc surgical removal of the fluid-filled mass associated with short-term postoperative drainage was curative in all cases. Histopathological examination of the mass revealed encapsulated hematoma. The disease resembles chronic expanding hematoma in humans.
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