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Multilobular tumour of bone at an unusual location in the axilla of a dog
Author(s) -
Hay C. W.,
Roberts R.,
Latimer K.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1994.tb03845.x
Subject(s) - medicine , axilla , skull , biopsy , appendicular skeleton , scapula , differential diagnosis , connective tissue , anatomy , radiography , histopathological examination , pathology , radiology , cancer , breast cancer
Multilobular tumour of bone is a rare neoplasm of cartilage, bone and connective tissue that is seen almost exclusively in association with the skull of veterinary patients. A four‐year‐old, spayed Jack Russell terrier was presented to the University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching Hospital because of a progressive swelling in the right axilla. Radiographs of the region showed the mass to be caudal to the scapula, unattached to bone and to have numerous punctate calcific opacities throughout its substance. Excisional biopsy of the mass was carried out under general anaesthesia and histopathological examination showed it to be multilobular tumour of bone. This case report documents the occurrence of multilobular tumour of bone at a site other than the head. This tumour should be considered in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue masses with calcific opacities.