Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with head and neck swelling from pleural mesothelioma causing
By Espino, Luciano et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc·2010·Hospital Universitario Veterinario Rof Codina, Spain·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Localized pleural mesothelioma causing cranial vena cava syndrome in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old female crossbred dog suddenly developed severe swelling in her head, neck, and upper chest. X-rays and ultrasound showed a large mass in her chest that was pressing on a major blood vessel, causing her symptoms. Unfortunately, after she passed away, the mass was identified as a localized mesothelioma, which is a rare type of tumor in dogs. This case highlights that mesothelioma can cause serious issues like cranial vena cava syndrome, which affects blood flow.
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Abstract
A 9-year-old female crossbred dog was presented to the Hospital Universitario Veterinario Rof Codina (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain) for acute onset of severe, progressive swelling of the head, neck, and cranial trunk. Survey radiographs and ultrasonography revealed a large, heterogeneous mass in the cranial mediastinum, compressing or growing into a large blood vessel within the cranial mediastinum and displacing the heart dorsocaudally. At postmortem examination, the mass was diagnosed as a large, localized mesothelioma. Localized mesotheliomas are rare neoplasms in dogs but should be considered as a possible differential diagnosis for cranial vena cava syndrome. The anatomic distribution and clinical features of mesothelioma in the present report are similar to other cases in humans.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20224100/