Intra-atrial rhabdomyoma causing chylopericardium and right-sided congestive heart failure in a dog

Authors
Mansfield, CS Callanan, JJ McAllister, H
Citation
Cs. Mansfield et al., Intra-atrial rhabdomyoma causing chylopericardium and right-sided congestive heart failure in a dog, VET REC, 147(10), 2000, pp. 264-267
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
VETERINARY RECORD
ISSN journal
00424900 → ACNP
Volume
147
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
264 - 267
Database
ISI
SICI code
0042-4900(20000902)147:10<264:IRCCAR>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A six-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier had a four-week history of progre ssive lethargy, ascites and exercise intolerance. a mass 3 cm in diameter o bliterating the right atrial lumen was detected by echocardiographic examin ation. There were lactescent pericardial and serosanguineous pleural effusi ons. Histological and immunochemical examinations showed that the mass was a primary rhabdomyoma.