Intestinal dermoid cyst in a German shepherd dog

Authors

  • Mehdi Saberi Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
  • Omid Azari Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
  • Reza Kheirandish Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
  • Rokhsana Rasouli Kerman University of Medical Sciences
  • Maryam Aghazamani Kerman University of Medical Sciences
  • Elham Mohebbi Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

A two-year-old male German shepherd dog was admitted to Shahid Bahonar Veterinary Hospital with clinical signs that included lethargy, anorexia, vomiting, abdominal pain and dehydration. Physical examination revealed nothing significant. Routine paraclinical tests only revealed a stress leukogram. Radiography revealed a mass in the stomach. Whilst performing a laparotomy, the surgeon observed an unusual mass in the subserosal layer of the proximal part of the jejunum. The histopathology of the mass revealed some scattered sebaceous and sweat glands associated with the cyst wall that confirmed the diagnosis of a dermoid cyst. Intestinal dermoid cysts are very rare and to our knowledge this is the first report of an intestinal dermoid cyst in a dog.

Author Biographies

  • Mehdi Saberi, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

    Department of Clinical Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran

  • Omid Azari, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

    Department of Clinical Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran

  • Reza Kheirandish, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

    Department of Pathobiology, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran

  • Rokhsana Rasouli, Kerman University of Medical Sciences

    Leishmaniasis Research Centre, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran

  • Maryam Aghazamani, Kerman University of Medical Sciences

    Research Centre for Modelling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran

  • Elham Mohebbi, Kerman University of Medical Sciences

    Research Center for Modling Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical
    Sciences, Iran

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Published

2021-12-06

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