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Surgical removal of a localised vascular hepatic hamartoma in a dog
Author(s) -
Gualtieri M,
Cocci A,
Monti S,
Olivero D
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2009.00472.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal distension , hamartoma , abdominal ultrasonography , distension , ultrasonography , vascular malformation , abdominal mass , labrador retriever , radiology , surgery , pathology , anatomy
A 2‐year‐old male Labrador Retriever was presented for sudden abdominal distension. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed abundant abdominal fluid and a hepatic mass, which was removed by total lobectomy. Histologic evaluation of the mass supported a vascular hepatic hamartoma. Vascular hamartomas are rare malformations in animals and only two cases have been reported in the dog. This is the first recorded case of a canine vascular hepatic hamartoma treated surgically and having a successful long‐term outcome.