Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Chylothorax cleared after rib tumor removal in Dobermann dog
By Watine, S et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2003·Department of Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Resolution of chylothorax after resection of rib chondroma in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old male Doberman was brought to the vet because he was having trouble breathing and coughing. X-rays and a CT scan showed a large mass on his rib and fluid in his chest that was identified as chylous, meaning it contained lymphatic fluid. The vet performed surgery to remove the tumor, which turned out to be a chondroma (a type of rib tumor), and this resolved the breathing issues. Although the tumor came back 17 months later, it was successfully removed again, and there were no further breathing problems.
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Abstract
A six-year-old, male dobermann was presented with a history of dyspnoea and bouts of coughing. Radiography and computed tomography of the thorax showed pleural effusion and a well-circumscribed, calcified mass of 10 cm in diameter, appearing to originate from the left first rib. Thoracocentesis revealed that the pleural fluid was chylous in nature. An incisional biopsy was performed, which gave a histological diagnosis of chondroma. Resolution of the chylothorax after en-bloc surgical removal of the tumour suggested that the rib tumour was the initiating cause of the chylothorax. Seventeen months later, rib neoplasia recurred without pleural effusion, and was removed successfully. To the authors' knowledge, rib chondroma, which is an unusual tumour in dogs, has not been previously documented as a cause of chylothorax.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14692553/