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Calcinosis Circumscripta Associated with Polydioxanone Suture in Two Young Dogs
Author(s) -
KIRBY BARBARA M.,
KNOLL JOYCE S.,
MANLEY PAUL A.,
MILLER LISA M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1989.tb01073.x
Subject(s) - polydioxanone , medicine , fibrous joint , calcinosis , surgical excision , calcification , soft tissue , anatomy , surgery , pathology
Calcinosis circumscripta associated with polydioxanone suture material was diagnosed in two young dogs. In each case, the owner noticed a firm mass at the site of a previous surgical incision. Mineralization of soft tissues was visible radiographically. At excision, multiple chalky white nodular masses within the subcutis extended in a linear pattern the length of the sutured incision, but not beyond it. Polydioxanone suture was identified within the center of the nodules, which were identified histologically as calcinosis circumscripta.