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Pericardial lipoma in a geriatric dog with an incidentally discovered thoracic mass
Author(s) -
BenAmotz R.,
Ellison G. W.,
Thompson M. S.,
Sheppard B. J.,
Estrada A. H.,
Levy J. K.
Publication year - 2007
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.1748-5827.2007.00341.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , lipoma , adipose tissue , pericardium , radiology , computed tomography , renal mass , surgery , kidney , nephrectomy
An intrathoracic mass was discovered as an incidental finding in a 14‐year‐old, spayed, female Rottweiler cross during evaluation of urinary incontinence. Computed tomography suggested a pericardial or pleural location and high adipose content of the mass. The mass was removed via lateral thoracotomy with partial pericardectomy and was diagnosed as a pericardial lipoma. The dog recovered well, and there was no evidence of recurrence approximately one year later. Adipose tumours of the heart and its associated structures are rare in dogs and have been associated with both successful and fatal outcomes.