title: Cervical expanding hematomas in dogs: five cases.
abstract: Five puppies were presented to the Alfort National Veterinary School for a rapidly expanding, well-demarcated, subcutaneous cervical mass of a few days' duration. In all cases, previous trauma was reported. Fine-needle aspiration of the mass in each case revealed a serosanguineous fluid containing mainly erythrocytes, with a total protein concentration ranging from 3.5 to 5.2 g/dL. Coagulation tests failed to reveal any coagulation disorder. En-bloc surgical removal of the fluid-filled mass associated with short-term postoperative drainage was curative in all cases. Histopathological examination of the mass revealed encapsulated hematoma. The disease resembles chronic expanding hematoma in humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Alfort National Veterinary School, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Deneuche
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Viateau
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boulouha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000662:veterinary; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*