title: Primary cranial mediastinal hemangiosarcoma in a young dog.
abstract: Primary cranial mediastinal hemangiosarcomas are uncommon tumors. A 30-kg, 2-year-old, intact female German shepherd was presented for evaluation of cachexia and respiratory distress of a few days' duration. Lateral radiographic projection of the thorax revealed significant pleural effusion. Computed tomography revealed a cranial mediastinal mass effect adjacent to the heart. On surgical exploration, a pedunculated mass attached to the esophagus, trachea, brachiocephalic trunk, left subclavian artery and cranial vena cava without attachment to the right atrium and auricular appendage was removed and debrided by use of blunt dissection and dry gauzes, respectively. Histopathology results described the cranial mediastinal mass as hemangiosarcoma. At 8 months and 5 days post-operatively, the patient died. Primary cranial mediastinal hemangiosarcomas, although a seemingly rare cause of thoracic pathology in young dogs, should be considered in the differential diagnosis for pleural effusion and soft tissue mass effect in the cranial mediastinum. This is the first case report in a dog to describe primary cranial mediastinal hemangiosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hun-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Busan Animal Medical Center, Busan 611-800, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hye-Mi
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Blunt dissection; Debridement; Primary cranial mediastinal hemangiosarcoma; Young dog
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