Surgical removal of a localised vascular hepatic hamartoma in a dog |
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Authors: | M Gualtieri A Cocci S Monti D Olivero |
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Affiliation: | Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Via Celoria 10, 20133, Milano, Italy;; BiEsseA Clinical Analysis Laboratory, Milano, Italy |
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Abstract: | A 2-year-old male Labrador Retriever was presented for sudden abdominal distension. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed abundant abdominal fluid and a hepatic mass, which was removed by total lobectomy. Histologic evaluation of the mass supported a vascular hepatic hamartoma. Vascular hamartomas are rare malformations in animals and only two cases have been reported in the dog. This is the first recorded case of a canine vascular hepatic hamartoma treated surgically and having a successful long-term outcome. |
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Keywords: | ascites dogs hepatic vascular hamartoma |
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