Useful of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis and Surgical Plan of Intraperineal Lipoma in a Dog

자기공명영상이 개의 회음부 지방종의 진단 및 수술방법에 유용한 1예

  • 송영성 (건국대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실) ;
  • 장화석 (건국대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실) ;
  • 김성미 (건국대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실) ;
  • 김혜진 (건국대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실) ;
  • 김순신 (건국대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실) ;
  • 최치봉 (건국대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실) ;
  • 김휘율 (건국대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실)
  • Published : 2004.03.01

Abstract

A 5-year old female shih-tzu referred to the veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University. The patient was presented with a mass of ventral to pubic region and intraperineal region. CBC, chemistry, x-ray, fine needle aspiration, biopsy and MRI was performed. The dog was definitively diagnosed as lipoma based on cytologic and histopathologic examination. In order to remove the mass, an approach with two direction was made. First, intraperineal region was removed about 40%, and then ventral to pubic was removed the remainder. And inserted penrose drain for obliterate dead space to prevent the accumulation of serous discharge. The dog is clinically normal and being monitored for development of any abnormal signs for the time being. In this case, diagnostic MRI was very useful procedure. it revealed accurate location of a lipoma and useful manner for decision of surgical approach to remove.

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