<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this case report we are presenting a rare case of primary pulmonary plasmacytoma in a dog in the context of clinical and pathological findings. A six-years-old, female Rottweiler was brought to the clinic with respiratory complaints. The patient was dyspneic and tachypneic, and there were friction sounds on auscultation of the lungs. Laryngeal and tracheal palpation induced severe cough. Lateral and ventrodorsal radiographs of the thorax showed increased opacity in the lungs and loss of cardiac silhouette. Based on clinical and radiological findings, diagnosis of a lung mass was made and surgery recommended. Under general anesthesia, bilobectomy of the right lung lobes by medial sternotomy was performed. Upon cytological and histopathological findings, plasmacytoma was diagnosed.</p></abstract>

In this case report we are presenting a rare case of primary pulmonary plasmacytoma in a dog in the context of clinical and pathological findings. A six-years-old, female Rottweiler was brought to the clinic with respiratory complaints. The patient was dyspneic and tachypneic, and there were friction sounds on auscultation of the lungs. Laryngeal and tracheal palpation induced severe cough. Lateral and ventrodorsal radiographs of the thorax showed increased opacity in the lungs and loss of cardiac silhouette. Based on clinical and radiological findings, diagnosis of a lung mass was made and surgery recommended. Under general anesthesia, bilobectomy of the right lung lobes by medial sternotomy was performed. Upon cytological and histopathological findings, plasmacytoma was diagnosed.

Extramedullary Pulmonary Plasmacytoma in a Dog

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Acta Veterinaria

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In this case report we are presenting a rare case of primary pulmonary plasmacytoma in a dog in the context of clinical and pathological findings. A...

Extramedullary Pulmonary Plasmacytoma in a Dog

Published Online: Jun 22, 2019

Page range: 244 - 250

Received: Jan 21, 2019

Accepted: Mar 28, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2019-0020

Keywords
dog, histopathology, lung, plasmacytoma

© 2019 Ipek Volkan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Extramedullary Pulmonary Plasmacytoma in a Dog

Published Online: Jun 22, 2019

Page range: 244 - 250

Received: Jan 21, 2019

Accepted: Mar 28, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2019-0020

Keywordsdog, histopathology, lung, plasmacytoma

© 2019 Ipek Volkan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
dog, histopathology, lung, plasmacytoma