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Localized pleural mesothelioma causing cranial vena cava syndrome in a dog.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20224100     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 9-year-old female crossbred dog was presented to the Hospital Universitario Veterinario Rof Codina (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain) for acute onset of severe, progressive swelling of the head, neck, and cranial trunk. Survey radiographs and ultrasonography revealed a large, heterogeneous mass in the cranial mediastinum, compressing or growing into a large blood vessel within the cranial mediastinum and displacing the heart dorsocaudally. At postmortem examination, the mass was diagnosed as a large, localized mesothelioma. Localized mesotheliomas are rare neoplasms in dogs but should be considered as a possible differential diagnosis for cranial vena cava syndrome. The anatomic distribution and clinical features of mesothelioma in the present report are similar to other cases in humans.
Authors:
Luciano Espino; Sonia Vazquez; Daniel Fa?lde; Andres Barreiro; Natalia Mi?o; Ana Goicoa
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1040-6387     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Vet. Diagn. Invest.     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-12     Completed Date:  2010-04-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9011490     Medline TA:  J Vet Diagn Invest     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  309-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario Veterinario Rof Codina, Estrada da Granxa s/n, 27002 Lugo, Spain. luciano.espino@usc.es
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Dog Diseases / pathology*
Dogs
Female
Pleural Neoplasms / complications,  pathology,  veterinary*
Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / complications,  pathology,  veterinary*

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