Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Breathing trouble from thymic branchial cysts in dogs and cats
By Liu, S et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1983·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Thymic branchial cysts in the dog and cat.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old mixed-breed dog was brought in for breathing problems (dyspnea) and was found to have a thymic branchial cyst, which is a type of fluid-filled sac in the chest. Some dogs also had fluid around their lungs, which made their breathing worse. The vet performed surgery to remove the cysts in a few dogs, and three of them recovered well, remaining healthy for up to three years after the procedure.
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Abstract
Branchial cysts of the thymus were diagnosed in 15 dogs and 2 cats. The main clinical sign was dyspnea. Pleural effusion varied in degree from minimal to severe. In all animals, an encapsulated mass in the cranial mediastinal region was found to consist of multiple epithelial cysts embedded in a stroma of fibrous connective tissue, adipose tissue, and vessels. Surgical resection of the cysts was performed in 7 dogs; 3 dogs survived and were clinically normal for 18 to 36 months.
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