Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with tongue bone tumor removed and no regrowth after 8 months
By Fernandez, M et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2012·Hospital Clí, Spain·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Lingual osteoma in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old male Belgian shepherd was brought in because he was feeling very tired, not eating well, and panting a lot over the past week. The vet found a large, irregular mass on the base of his tongue. After surgery to remove the mass, tests showed it was a benign growth called a lingual osteoma. The dog did well after the surgery, and there were no signs of the mass returning when he was later euthanized for an unrelated issue eight months later.
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Abstract
An 11-year-old male Belgian shepherd dog was evaluated for a one-week history of progressive lethargy, decreased appetite and excessive panting. On physical examination, a pedunculated mass protruding from the right side of the tongue base was observed. The mass was solid, irregular and multi-lobulated, and it measured approximately 4 × 2 cm. The mass was surgically excised. The histological examination was consistent with a lingual osteoma and the margins were free of neoplastic cells. The dog was euthanased eight months after the diagnosis because of an unrelated problem and no evidence of recurrence at the surgical site was appreciated at that time. To the author's knowledge, this is the first report of a lingual osteoma in a dog, and, therefore, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of masses on the tongue, especially pedunculated masses located at the base of the tongue.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22845847/