Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Yorkshire terrier with breathing trouble had thymoma and bronchogenic
By Kline, Stephanie et al.·Published in Veterinary clinical pathology·2023·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Spindle-cell thymoma colliding with a bronchogenic cyst in a Yorkshire terrier.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old male Yorkshire terrier was brought in because he was having trouble breathing. After tests including imaging and a biopsy, the vet found a mass in his chest that was a combination of a thymoma (a type of tumor) and a bronchogenic cyst (a fluid-filled sac). The mass was surgically removed, and the dog was diagnosed with this rare condition. Although the specific outcome of the surgery isn't mentioned, the diagnosis and treatment are important for understanding his respiratory issues.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old male Yorkshire terrier was presented to the Tufts Veterinary Hospital for evaluation of increased respiratory effort. A mediastinal mass composed of a spindle-cell thymoma within a bronchogenic cyst was diagnosed with computed tomography thoracic imaging, ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirate biopsy, and histopathologic evaluation after surgical removal. Histologic evaluation showed a multilocular cyst structure as well as a mass characterized by spindle to polygonal thymic epithelial cells. The cyst was characterized by a lining of ciliated pseudostratified respiratory epithelium. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a spindle-cell thymoma being associated with a mediastinal bronchogenic cyst in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37914539/