Five puppies were presented to the Alfort National Veterinary School for a rapidly expanding, well-demarcated, subcutaneous cervical mass of a few days’ duration. In all cases, previous trauma was reported. Fine-needle aspiration of the mass in each case revealed a serosanguineous fluid containing mainly erythrocytes, with a total protein concentration ranging from 3.5 to 5.2 g/dL. Coagulation tests failed to reveal any coagulation disorder. En-bloc surgical removal of the fluid-filled mass associated with short-term postoperative drainage was curative in all cases. Histopathological examination of the mass revealed encapsulated hematoma. The disease resembles chronic expanding hematoma in humans.
Copyright 2002 by The American Animal Hospital Association
2002
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