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ENCHONDROMATOSIS IN AN ADULT DOG |
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| Authors: | Rebeca Movilla Elisabet Dominguez Rosa Novellas Jorge Martinez Ignacio Mesa Xavier Roura |
| Institution: | 1. Hospital Clínic Veterinari, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;2. Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;3. Facultat de Veterinaria, Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;4. Facultat de Veterinaria, Histología y Anatomía Patológica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;5. Hospital Valencia Sur, Valencia, Spain |
| Abstract: | A 7‐year‐old crossbreed dog presented for lameness with diffuse soft tissue swelling in the right fore limb. Radiographs identified increased opacity of medullary cavity involving the radius and ulna. Whole‐body computed tomography (CT) revealed mineral attenuation in the medullary cavity of multiple bones. Histopathology of the right distal tibia showed a fibrocartilaginous matrix occupying intertrabecular spaces. The final diagnosis was enchondromatosis. Long‐term favorable progression of the dog's clinical condition further supported the benign histopathologic classification. This is the fifth case of canine enchondromatosis reported so far and the first documentation of further characterization with CT. |
| Keywords: | bone marrow canine cartilage enchondroma |