Veterinary Archives, Vol. 80 No. 6, 2010.
Professional paper
Mesothelioma of the pericardium in a Bernese Mesothelioma of the pericardium in a Bernese mountain dog - a case report
Katarína Ledecká
; Buzulucká 16, Košice, Slovak Republic
Zuzana Ševčíková
; Department of Pathological Anatomy, University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovak Republic
Martin Mihály
; Clinic of Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovak Republic
Jaroslav Hajurka
; Department of Surgery, Orthopedics and Radiology of Small Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovak Republic
Vladimír Pavúk
; Jánošíkova 1, Prešov, Slovak Republic
Marián Hluchý
; Department of Surgery, Orthopedics and Radiology of Small Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovak Republic
Lenka Skurková
; Department of Surgery, Orthopedics and Radiology of Small Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovak Republic
Monika Lacková
; Department of Surgery, Orthopedics and Radiology of Small Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovak Republic
Valent Ledecký
; Department of Surgery, Orthopedics and Radiology of Small Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovak Republic
Abstract
On the basis of a clinical case we describe the symptoms, development and surgical method used for a six-year-old Bernese mountain dog affected by mesothelioma growing out of the pericardium. We provide an overview of the incidence of the tumor, risk factors, pathogenesis and possibilities of therapy in this canine breed. In our clinical case we did not confifi rm any contact of the dog with asbestos or larger amount of pesticides, which are described as etiological factors of mesothelioma in the literature. The dog’s owner did not visit our clinic due to suspicion of a tumor, but because of the general weakness of the dog accompanied by hematuria. The owner later added that the dog had already been suffering from general weakness and depression for a longer time. The radiological examination showed a non-specific effusion in the thoracic cavity, and the ultrasound examination located the mass in the area of the heart with production of exudate into the thoracic cavity. As
a result of cytological and histological examinations, a mesothelioma was detected. During thoracotomy a tumorous mass was diagnosed between the pericardium and the left thoracic wall, located on the right accessory pulmonary lobe. The tumor mass was connected with the diaphragm. Because of the bad prognosis and after consultation with the owner, the dog was euthanized. The incidence of mesothelioma in Bernese mountain dogs is described for the first time.
Keywords
dog; tumor; mesothelioma; pericardiectomy; thoracic cavity
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62774
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Publication date:
16.12.2010.
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