Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to cardiac myxosarcoma in a dog

KOCATÜRK M., SALCI H., BİÇER M., AKKOÇ A., Sag S., YILMAZ Z.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, cilt.40, sa.4, ss.521-525, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/vet-1512-52
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.521-525
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cardiac myxosarcoma, tricuspid valve, dog
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 7-year-old Chow Pei was referred to an animal hospital for the evaluation of a 1-month history of abdominal distension and exercise intolerance. A systolic murmur was auscultated over the tricuspid valve (TV). Thoracic radiographs showed cardiomegaly, right atrial enlargement, and pulmonary edema. Electrocardiography revealed small QRS complexes and a right-bundle brunch block. Echocardiography also showed right atrial enlargement and tricuspid insufficiency due to the presence of a mass on the posterior leaflet of the TV. The mass was excised by intracardiac surgery and histological evaluation revealed myxosarcoma. This is a case report of a diagnostic and therapeutic approach to myxosarcoma of the TV in a dog.