Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
CT scan features of frontal sinus bone tumor in a dog
By Birckhead, Alice et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2023·School of Agricultural, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Computed tomographic characteristics of frontal sinus ossifying fibroma in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old female spayed Kelpie cross was brought to the vet after a mass was found in her frontal sinuses during an X-ray. A CT scan showed a large, well-defined mass that was causing problems in both sinuses. The vet performed surgery to remove part of the mass, and tests confirmed it was an ossifying fibroma, which is a type of bone growth. This case is significant as it's the first report of this specific condition in dogs.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old female spayed Kelpie cross was presented to The Austin Vet Specialists for further investigation of a mineralized, lobulated frontal sinus mass that had previously been detected radiographically. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a large, expansile, well-defined, heterogeneously mineral attenuating mass invading both frontal sinuses. The mass was surgically debulked via a frontal sinusotomy approach. Histopathology was consistent with ossifying fibroma. This  is the first published report to describe frontal sinus ossifying fibroma in a dog, and the second to describe CT features of ossifying fibroma involving the cranium in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37549935/