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Pulmonary Ossification and Microlithiasis in a Bitch with Multicentric Mammary Tumors (case report)

mahir Abdul Ghani Kubba.


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Microliths and ossification were found in the lungs of a 12-year-old bitch suffering from compound mammary gland tumor which has disseminated in the inguinal lymph node glands and the lungs. Pulmonary ossification appeared grossly as irregular stony sharp particles which infiltrated the lung tissue and were readily recognizable from under the pleura as grayish sharp protruding particles. Microscopic examination revealed the existence of intra-alveolar single or multilobular particles of ossification which are formed of lamellated osseous substance with osteocytes in lacunae. Microlith particles were also seen and were smaller, usually solitary and less frequent. They comprised strongly basophilic smooth laminated spherical particles which may enclose faintly stained substances. Both structures were not associated with inflammatory response. Larger particles appeared as white miliary spots by radiography. This article documents for a very rare case of pulmonary microlithiasis and ossification in a dog.

Key words: Pulmonary ossification, pulmonary microlithiasis, Multicentric mammary tumors.


 
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mahir Abdul Ghani Kubba. Pulmonary Ossification and Microlithiasis in a Bitch with Multicentric Mammary Tumors (case report). Open Vet J. 2017; 7(3): 273-276. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i3.12


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mahir Abdul Ghani Kubba. Pulmonary Ossification and Microlithiasis in a Bitch with Multicentric Mammary Tumors (case report). https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=260353 [Access: March 14, 2024]. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i3.12


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mahir Abdul Ghani Kubba. Pulmonary Ossification and Microlithiasis in a Bitch with Multicentric Mammary Tumors (case report). Open Vet J. 2017; 7(3): 273-276. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i3.12



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mahir Abdul Ghani Kubba. Pulmonary Ossification and Microlithiasis in a Bitch with Multicentric Mammary Tumors (case report). Open Vet J. (2017), [cited March 14, 2024]; 7(3): 273-276. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i3.12



Harvard Style

mahir Abdul Ghani Kubba (2017) Pulmonary Ossification and Microlithiasis in a Bitch with Multicentric Mammary Tumors (case report). Open Vet J, 7 (3), 273-276. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i3.12



Turabian Style

mahir Abdul Ghani Kubba. 2017. Pulmonary Ossification and Microlithiasis in a Bitch with Multicentric Mammary Tumors (case report). Open Veterinary Journal, 7 (3), 273-276. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i3.12



Chicago Style

mahir Abdul Ghani Kubba. "Pulmonary Ossification and Microlithiasis in a Bitch with Multicentric Mammary Tumors (case report)." Open Veterinary Journal 7 (2017), 273-276. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i3.12



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

mahir Abdul Ghani Kubba. "Pulmonary Ossification and Microlithiasis in a Bitch with Multicentric Mammary Tumors (case report)." Open Veterinary Journal 7.3 (2017), 273-276. Print. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i3.12



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

mahir Abdul Ghani Kubba (2017) Pulmonary Ossification and Microlithiasis in a Bitch with Multicentric Mammary Tumors (case report). Open Veterinary Journal, 7 (3), 273-276. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i3.12