Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Akita puppy with abdominal mass and hernia repair
By Cook, J L et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1998·Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Infantile desmoid-type fibromatosis in an Akita puppy.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 10-week-old Akita puppy was brought to the vet for an umbilical hernia that had already been operated on three times without success. During the examination, the vet found a soft-tissue mass in the puppy's abdomen. They performed exploratory surgery to remove the mass and repair the abdominal wall defect. The mass was diagnosed as infantile desmoid-type fibromatosis, a type of benign tumor. After the surgery, the puppy was on the road to recovery.
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Abstract
A 10-week-old Akita puppy was evaluated for a reported umbilical hernia. Repair of the hernia had been attempted three times prior to referral. A defect in the ventral abdominal wall with an associated soft-tissue mass was identified on abdominal radiographs. Exploratory surgery was performed; the mass was resected and the abdominal wall defect was repaired. Histopathological evaluation of the mass was consistent with infantile desmoid-type fibromatosis.
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