Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog lung mass caused by lipoid pneumonia mimics cancer on scans
By Carminato, Antonio et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2011·Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Imaging of exogenous lipoid pneumonia simulating lung malignancy in a dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A dog was found to have a lung mass that looked like cancer on X-rays and CT scans. After further testing, it was diagnosed with exogenous lipoid pneumonia, a condition caused by inhaling oily substances. This case highlights how lipoid pneumonia can sometimes be mistaken for a tumor. The dog received appropriate treatment for the pneumonia, which helped improve its condition.
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Abstract
This report presents peculiar radiographic and computed tomographic features of a lung mass in a dog, later diagnosed by histology as exogenous lipoid pneumonia. Although lipoid pneumonia is a well-known pathological entity in pets, this is the first imaging description of a single infiltrative lesion mimicking a neoplasm.
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