Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Pelvic tumor causing hind leg lameness in a Yorkshire terrier
By Cho, H S & Park, N Y·Published in Journal of veterinary medicine. A, Physiology, pathology, clinical medicine·2006·Department of Veterinary Pathology, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Primary haemangiopericytoma in the pelvic cavity of a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old female Yorkshire terrier was brought to the vet because she was limping on her hind leg. After some tests, the vet found a mass in her pelvic area, between her bladder and uterus. The mass was surgically removed and was identified as a type of tumor called a haemangiopericytoma. Thankfully, there were no signs of the tumor coming back within a year after the surgery, and the dog was able to recover well.
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Abstract
A 9-year-old female Yorkshire terrier with lameness of the hind leg was examined at the local animal hospital in Gwangju, Republic of Korea on March, 2004. The radiological findings revealed a mass between the urinary bladder and cervix of the uterus. The encapsulated pelvic mass, measuring 4.0 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm was surgically removed. Grossly, the mass was white and firm and microscopically showed a perivascular whorled pattern of spindle cells. By immunohistochemistry, tumour cells tested positive for vimentin and alpha-smooth muscle actin, and negative for desmin, S-100, lysozyme and cytokeratin. The tumour was diagnosed both histologically and immunohistochemically as a haemangiopericytoma. There were no signs of recurrence within 12 months after surgery. This is the first case report of a haemangiopericytoma in the pelvic cavity of a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16629954/