Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with chronic limping and joint bleeding treated by surgery
By Arias, J Ignacio et al.·Published in Veterinary surgery : VS·2009·Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Synovial hemangioma in a dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old neutered male Standard Poodle was brought in for recurrent limping and swelling in his left knee for the past two months. After imaging showed a soft tissue mass in the joint, the veterinarian performed a diagnostic procedure and surgically removed the mass. The tissue was identified as a synovial hemangioma, which is a type of blood vessel tumor in the joint. Following the surgery, the dog's lameness and swelling improved significantly, indicating a successful outcome.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report arthroscopic diagnosis and treatment of synovial hemangioma in a dog. STUDY DESIGN: Case report. ANIMAL: Standard Poodle (8-year-old neutered male). METHODS: A soft tissue density mass observed radiographically in the left stifle joint of a dog with a 2-month history of recurrent lameness, hemarthrosis, and a slight cranial drawer sign, was located by diagnostic arthroscopy and surgically excised via arthrotomy. RESULTS: Histologic evaluation revealed tissue composed of variably sized cavernous vascular spaces filled with erythrocytes that were considered compatible with synovial hemangioma. CONCLUSIONS: In this dog, synovial hemangioma evident as a soft tissue mass on radiographs was associated with chronic lameness and hemarthrosis, and resolved with surgical excision. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Synovial hemangioma, although seemingly rare in dogs, should be considered in the differential diagnosis for nontraumatic, recurrent lameness, and unresponsive to anti-inflammatory therapy when there is a circumscribed intracapsular soft tissue mass evident radiographically together with hemarthrosis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19538667/