Surgical Management of Extra-Thoracic Axillary Inter-muscular Chondrolipoma in a Dog
G. Vani *
Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh – 521102, India.
G. Kamalakar
Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh – 521102, India.
Sudha Rani Chowdary
Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh – 521102, India.
Ch. Pavan Kumar
Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh – 521102, India.
Ch. Hema Nayani
Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh – 521102, India.
K. Suresh
Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh – 521102, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A 5-year-old female Belgian Malinois dog was presented with a firm, progressively enlarging mass in the left axilla adjacent to cranio-ventral thoracic region for the past six months. Clinical signs included inconvenience to gait and reduced appetite. Lateral thoracic radiograph revealed multifocal amorphous mineralizations inside the mass without any association with any specific organ and the Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology revealed adipose tissue involvement. Surgical excision of the mass was performed under general anesthesia. Histopathological examination revealed that the mass as an inter-muscular chondrolipoma with dystrophic calcification. With good post operative care and management, animal showed uneventful recovery without any postoperative complications.
Keywords: Dog, axillary extra thoracic mass, adipose tissue, surgical excision, inter-muscular chondrolipoma, dystrophic calcification