Heart-base Tumors in Three Yorkshire Terriers

세 마리 개에서 발생한 심저부 종양 증례

  • Accepted : 2014.08.07
  • Published : 2014.08.31

Abstract

Three Yorkshire Terriers (12-year-old, 13-year-old, and 15-year-old castrated males) with respiratory distress, coughing and anorexia were the subjects of this report. In laboratory examinations, there were no remarkable findings. However, the thoracic radiographic findings included a large mass of soft tissue density in the cardiac base region, tracheal elevation, and aortic bulging in all three Yorkshire Terriers. There were no remarkable findings in the abdominal radiographs. In echocardiography, a homogeneous hyperechoic mass around the aorta and bicuspid valve regurgitation were found in all three dogs. There were no remarkable findings in abdominal ultrasonography. Computed tomographic findings showed a large well -defined heterogeneous mass in the cranial vena cava, which was dominant in the left side in all three Yorkshire Terriers. The mass sizes were about $3{\times}4cm$. In post-contrast scanning, contrast enhancement was evident. These cases were diagnosed as heart-base tumor. Treatments provided to the three dogs were based on symptomatic medical management of cardiac failure and tracheal collapse. Case 1 (12-year-old) survived for 3 months, case 2 (13-year-old) for 5 months, and case 3 (15-year-old) for 32 months after the diagnosis. Our results show that the clinical findings, thoracic radiography, echocardiography, computed tomography (CT) and symptomatic medical management in dogs suspected to have heart base tumor.

본 증례는 호흡곤란, 기침과 식욕결핍으로 내원한 세 마리의 요크셔테리어 개 (12년령, 13년령, 15년령)를 대상으로 하였다. 실험실적 검사 상 특이소견은 없었다. 그러나 흉부 방사선 검사상 세 마리에서 모두 심저부위의 종괴를 확인할 수 있었고, 기관지의 상승과 대동맥 융기를 확인할 수 있었다. 복부 방사선 검사 시 특이 소견은 관찰할 수 없었다. 초음파 검사상 균질한 고 에코의 종괴가 대동맥 주위에서 확인되었고 이첨판 역류를 확인할 수 있었다. 복부초음파 검사 상 특이소견은 관찰할 수 없었다. 컴퓨터 단층 촬영 결과 경계가 명확한 종괴를 좌측 앞대정맥에서 확인할 수 있었다. 종괴의 크기는 대략 $3{\times}4cm$였고 조영 증강을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 검사를 바탕으로 심저부 종양으로 진단하였다. 치료를 위해 심부전과 기관 허탈에 대한 대증 처치를 실시하였다. 진단 후 증례 1 (12년령)은 3 개월, 증례 2 (13년령)는 5개월, 증례 3 (15년령)은 32개월동안 생존하였다. 본 증례는 심저부 종양으로 의심되는 개에서의 임상증상, 흉부 방사선 검사, 컴퓨터 단층 촬영과 대증 처치에 대한 보고이다.

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