TY - JOUR
T1 - Peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the vagus nerve in a dog
AU - Yap, Fui
AU - Pratschke, Kathryn
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by American Animal Hospital Association.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - A peripheral nerve sheath tumor was diagnosed in a female, neutered Labrador retriever with a 6 mo history of coughing, retching, ptyalism, and left-sided Horner's syndrome. Computed tomography scan of the neck revealed a mass lesion between the carotid artery and esophagus in the mid-cervical region. Exploratory surgery was performed and an 18 cm section of thickened vagus nerve was excised. Histopathological findings and immunochemistry staining confirmed a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. The tumor showed microscopic signs of malignancy, but there were no macroscopic signs of local extension or distant metastasis. This report documents a peripheral nerve sheath tumor of rare origin in dogs.
AB - A peripheral nerve sheath tumor was diagnosed in a female, neutered Labrador retriever with a 6 mo history of coughing, retching, ptyalism, and left-sided Horner's syndrome. Computed tomography scan of the neck revealed a mass lesion between the carotid artery and esophagus in the mid-cervical region. Exploratory surgery was performed and an 18 cm section of thickened vagus nerve was excised. Histopathological findings and immunochemistry staining confirmed a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. The tumor showed microscopic signs of malignancy, but there were no macroscopic signs of local extension or distant metastasis. This report documents a peripheral nerve sheath tumor of rare origin in dogs.
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U2 - 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6249
DO - 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6249
M3 - Article
C2 - 26606206
AN - SCOPUS:84957825142
SN - 0587-2871
VL - 52
SP - 57
EP - 62
JO - Journal of the american animal hospital association
JF - Journal of the american animal hospital association
IS - 1
ER -