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PARAESOPHAGEAL CYST IN A HORSE
Author(s) -
Shiroma Jonathan T.,
Clark Carol K.,
BonenClark Gregory D.,
Ginn Pamela E.,
Keldahl Carol W.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1994.tb01584.x
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagus , anatomy , cyst , ultrasound , displacement (psychology) , larynx , dorsum , radiology , psychology , psychotherapist
A 2 year old Morgan gelding was evaluated for a non‐painful mass located caudodorsal to the larynx. Radiographically, the mass was ovoid shaped and had a peripheral rim of mineralization. Slight ventral displacement of the dorsal margin of the trachea could also be identified. Uniform moderate level echoes were seen throughout the interior of the mass on ultrasound examination. An esophagram was performed and demonstrated displacement without involvement of the esophagus by the mass. The esophagus appeared as a separate structure from the mass on both the ultrasound examination and esophagram. During surgical removal, the mass also appeared as a distinct structure from the esophagus. Histologically, the mass was consistent with an epithelial inclusion cyst which originated from the esophagus.