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ArticleThe Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2024

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in the urinary bladder in a dog.

Jiyoung Park, Sang Gwan Lee, Seong Mok Jeong, Aryung Nam

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Article in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Jiyoung Park *Ulsan S Animal Medical Center, Samsanro 71, Ulsan 44726, Republic of Korea (Park); S Animal Cancer Center, Yangsan 50614, Republic of Korea (Park); Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea (Park, Lee, Jeong); Joeun Animal Medical Center, Daegu 42068, Republic of Korea (Lee); Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea (Nam).
Sang Gwan Lee *Ulsan S Animal Medical Center, Samsanro 71, Ulsan 44726, Republic of Korea (Park); S Animal Cancer Center, Yangsan 50614, Republic of Korea (Park); Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea (Park, Lee, Jeong); Joeun Animal Medical Center, Daegu 42068, Republic of Korea (Lee); Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea (Nam).
Seong Mok JeongUlsan S Animal Medical Center, Samsanro 71, Ulsan 44726, Republic of Korea (Park); S Animal Cancer Center, Yangsan 50614, Republic of Korea (Park); Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea (Park, Lee, Jeong); Joeun Animal Medical Center, Daegu 42068, Republic of Korea (Lee); Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea (Nam).
Aryung NamUlsan S Animal Medical Center, Samsanro 71, Ulsan 44726, Republic of Korea (Park); S Animal Cancer Center, Yangsan 50614, Republic of Korea (Park); Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea (Park, Lee, Jeong); Joeun Animal Medical Center, Daegu 42068, Republic of Korea (Lee); Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea (Nam).

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An 8-year-old castrated male Maltese dog was presented with a urinary bladder mass, urolithiasis, and hematuria. A solitary, pedunculated, intraluminal mass on the caudodorsal wall was identified with extensive irregular bladder wall thickening, and the mass was surgically removed. Postoperative histopathology demonstrated a submucosal lesion comprising spindle cells with marked inflammatory cell infiltration, without malignant changes. Immunohistochemical staining revealed vimentin and desmin positivity in the mass. An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) was definitively diagnosed. No recurrence was observed during a 43-month follow-up period. Although IMTs are rare in dogs, they should be considered a differential diagnosis for mass-like urinary bladder lesions accompanying a chronic inflammatory disease process. Key clinical message: Canine IMT should be included in the differential diagnoses of bladder masses, especially when dogs exhibit chronic irritation and inflammation.

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Dog DiseasesUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAnimalsDiagnosis, DifferentialDogsInflammationMaleNeoplasms, Muscle Tissue

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PMID38952766
PMCPMC11195514

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