Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with abdominal mass thought to be prostate cyst but was necrotic
By Kim, Hye-Jin et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary science·2017·Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Intra-abdominal necrotic lipoma diagnosed by computed tomography as a paraprostatic cyst.
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Plain-English summary
A dog with diarrhea and difficulty passing stool was found to have a mass in its abdomen that was pressing on the bladder and other organs. A CT scan suggested it was a cyst near the prostate, but after surgery, it turned out to be a necrotic (dead tissue) lipoma, which is a type of fatty tumor. The dog underwent surgery to remove the mass, and while it was initially thought to be a simple cyst, the findings showed it was more complicated. The dog was treated successfully, and the surgery resolved the issue.
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Abstract
A dog with a history of diarrhea and dyschezia exhibited an oval-shaped, soft-tissue opacity mass in the abdomen on radiographs. CT examination revealed a large fluid-filled structure displacing the urinary bladder, prostate, and colon. The mass had continuity with the prostate; therefore, it was tentatively diagnosed as a paraprostatic cyst. Cytologic examination was performed and the mass was considered a non-inflammatory cyst. However, after surgery, histopathologic examination revealed a necrotic, inflamed cystic lipoma. This case shows that unusual intra-abdominal lipomas may have a cystic appearance.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28385006/