Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with neck tumor from vagus nerve causing vomiting and breathing
By Ruppert, C et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2000·Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Germany·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cervical neoplasia originating from the vagus nerve in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
An eight-year-old Bernese mountain dog was brought to the vet due to chronic vomiting, coughing, and trouble breathing. The dog also showed signs of lethargy, weight loss, and choking. After some tests, including X-rays and an ultrasound, the vet found a mass near the dog's neck that was causing these symptoms. Unfortunately, the mass was identified as a malignant tumor originating from a nerve, and the dog did not survive.
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Abstract
An eight-year-old intact male Bernese mountain dog was referred with a history of chronic vomiting, coughing and signs of respiratory distress. Other historical findings included lethargy, weight loss and choking. On presentation, clinical findings were Horner's syndrome, ipsilateral laryngeal hemiplegia, coughing, gagging, respiratory distress and vomiting. Lateral cervical radiographs showed ill-defined mineralisation in the soft tissue ventral to the third cervical vertebra, while ultrasonography of the neck revealed a well marginated heterogeneous mass with focal hyperechogenic lesions and acoustic shadowing. Results of an ultrasound-guided fine needle aspirate suggested neoplasia. At necropsy, a large tumour was detected in the ventral cervical region, originating from the right vagosympathetic trunk. In view of the infiltrating pattern, the cellular pleomorphism and the numerous mitoses on histopathological examination, the tumour was classified as a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10759381/