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Retroperitoneal lymphatic malformation in a dog.
Floor Driessen1, Tim Cushing2, Stephen John Baines3
1Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 108, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands. f.driessen@uu.nl.
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
|February 3, 2020
Summary
This case report details a rare retroperitoneal cystic lymphatic malformation in a dog. Immunohistochemistry using LYVE-1 and PROX-1 confirmed its lymphatic origin, aiding diagnosis for similar canine cases.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Pathology
- Canine Medicine
- Surgical Oncology
Background:
- Lymphatic vascular malformations are uncommon in dogs, with limited veterinary literature.
- Retroperitoneal cystic lymphatic malformations and their diagnostic immunohistochemistry have not been previously reported in canine patients.

