Surgical removal of a localised vascular hepatic hamartoma in a dog.
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.
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Via Celoria 10, Milan, Italy. massimo.gualtieri@unimi.it
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D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography