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Traumatic subcutaneous translocation of the spleen in an Old English sheepdog
Author(s) -
Anderson D. M.,
Stidworthy M.,
James R.,
White R. A. S.
Publication year - 2000
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.1748-5827.2000.tb03975.x
Subject(s) - medicine , soft tissue , spleen , anatomy , radiography , pathology , radiology , immunology
A 14‐month‐old entire male Old English sheepdog was presented with a slowly enlarging subcutaneous soft tissue swelling caudal to the last rib. Radiographic and ultrasonographic investigations demonstrated a soft tissue mass closely adherent to the body wall, with a coarse hypoechoic pattern. Surgical exploration revealed a mass with the gross appearance of splenic tissue. The mass was adhered to a healed paracostal abdominal tear. Histological examination confirmed the resected tissue to be normal spleen.