Laryngeal rhabdomyoma in a golden retriever.
A three-year-old male golden retriever had had progressive dyspnoea, exercise intolerance, stridor, and a modified bark for five months. A mass 2 cm in diameter was present dorsal to the right side of the larynx. Histological examination revealed cross-striations in some elongated cells, consistent with a diagnosis of rhabdomyoma, a diagnosis which was confirmed by positive immunohistochemical staining for myoglobin and desmin. The mass could not be removed without total laryngectomy and a permanent tracheostomy and the dog was euthanased.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Belgium.
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C
Clercx
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D
Desmecht
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L
Michiels
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K
McEntee
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N
Hardy
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M
Henroteaux
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*