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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
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Publication Date:
15 Sep 2017

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What Is Your Diagnosis?

What Is Your Diagnosis?

Blake E. Hildreth III DVM, PhD1, Stephen J. Birchard DVM, MS2, Thomas J. Rosol DVM, PhD3, and Wm Tod Drost DVM4
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  • 1 Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210.
  • | 2 Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine.
  • | 3 Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine.
  • | 4 Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.251.6.647
Volume/Issue:
Volume 251: Issue 6
Online Publication Date:
15 Sep 2017
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History

An 8-year-old 49.0-kg (108.0-lb) castrated male Golden Retriever was referred for evaluation of a slow-growing mass overlying the caudolateral aspect of the left elbow joint. The mass was first noticed 3 months earlier; however, the dog had no clinical signs of discomfort. One week prior to referral, the referring veterinarian obtained a fine-needle aspirate of the mass; cytologic evaluation revealed mesenchymal neoplasia.

Physical examination revealed a 7.5 × 6 × 7-cm firm and firmly fixed subcutaneous mass on the caudolateral aspect of the left elbow joint. No other physical, gait, or musculoskeletal abnormalities were detected. Findings on CBC and

Contributor Notes

Dr. Birchard's present address is MedVet Toledo, 2921 Douglas Rd, Toledo, OH 43606.

Address correspondence to Dr. Hildreth (hildreth.13@osu.edu).