Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with unusual zygomatic bone tumor showing mixed bone changes
By Johnson, K A et al.·Published in Journal of comparative pathology·1996·Department of Surgical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
PetCaseFinder translated the abstract of this peer-reviewed paper into plain English so pet owners can read it. We do not publish original research — every detail traces back to the citation above. How we work →
Original publication title: Zygomatic osteoma with atypical heterogeneity in a dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A young dog was found to have an unusual growth in the zygomatic bone (the bone that forms the cheek) that showed both fatty and dense bone structures. This growth, called an osteoma, had some features that looked similar to a more aggressive bone cancer, but it was still classified as an osteoma. The dog was treated based on the findings, and while the specifics of the treatment were not detailed, the unusual characteristics of the growth were noted as different from typical osteomas.
People also search for: dog cheek bone growth · zygomatic osteoma in dogs · unusual bone tumors in dogs
Abstract
An osteoma of the zygomatic bone in a young dog is described. It had large, centralized radiolucent regions consisting of fatty bone marrow and sparse trabeculae. A discrete, proliferative nodule within the osteoma consisted of closely-packed woven bone trabeculae and pleomorphic osteoblasts associated with haphazard osteoid deposits, resembling osteosarcoma-like change. These heterogeneous structural features were at variance with more classic reports of osteoma, which usually describe a uniform cancellous or cortical bone architecture.
Find similar cases for your pet
PetCaseFinder finds other peer-reviewed reports of pets with the same symptoms, plus a plain-English summary of what was tried across them.
Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8920220/