title: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the diaphragm in a dog.
abstract: An 11-year-old, castrated male greyhound was referred to the Michigan State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital for surgical removal of a thoracic mass. Thoracic radiographs revealed a smoothly marginated mass obscuring the diaphragm in the left caudal thorax. Ultrasonographic and computed tomographic imaging modalities demonstrated a mass originating from the left hemidiaphragm. The mass was surgically removed and submitted for histopathological evaluation. Histopathology and immunohistochemical staining confirmed a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
authors.forename: Coretta C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: Ruby L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Steficek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003964:Diaphragm; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000662:veterinary; D016896:Treatment Outcome