Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with breathing trouble caused by neck fat tumor chylothorax
By Sumner, S M et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2023·Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Chylothorax secondary to subcutaneous cervical lipoma in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old male neutered American English Coonhound was brought in because he was having trouble breathing and coughing for two days. X-rays showed fluid in his chest, which was identified as chylothorax (a type of fluid buildup) caused by a large fatty tumor in his neck. The vet decided to surgically remove the tumor and place a device to help drain the fluid. After the surgery, the dog recovered quickly, and the breathing problems resolved completely.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old male neutered American English Coonhound was presented for a 2-day history of increased respiratory effort and rate with an occasional cough. Thoracic radiographs noted pleural effusion, which was chylous based on cytological and chemical evaluation. The dog also had a 2-year history of a slow growing fatty mass in the right cervical region. A CT scan confirmed the large cervical fat attenuating mass extending from the base of the skull to the cranial thorax and right axillary region with compression of vascular structures. Severe bilateral effusion and secondary pulmonary atelectasis was noted within the thoracic cavity. It was elected to surgically remove the cervical mass and place a PleuralPort within the thoracic cavity. The mass was diagnosed as a lipoma and its removal led to rapid and complete resolution of chylothorax. Based on the literature search, this is the first case report of chylothorax secondary to a cervical mass or subcutaneous lipoma.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37232098/