Journal article

Publication year: 2023

Pages: 201-208

Journal: Tierärztliche Praxis, Ausgabe K: Kleintiere, Heimtiere

Volume number: 51

Issue number: 03

ISSN: 1434-1239

eISSN: 2567-5842

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2109-9778

Publisher: Thieme Publishing

Abstract: 
A 4-year-old female bearded dragon ( Pogona vitticeps ) was referred to the Clinic for Small Mammals, Reptiles and Birds of the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany for diagnostics and treatment of a growing mass in the right cervical region. The owner reported that the mass had grown over the past 4 weeks with only little alteration in the lizard ' s behavior when the animal started rubbing its neck against the cage equipment. Physical examination as well as ultrasonographic and computed tomographic diagnostics revealed a highly vascularized mass, which allowed for the hypothesis of an aneurysm or a neoplasia. Complete surgical resection of the mass could be performed uneventfully. The bearded dragon recovered well from anesthesia and the surgical procedure. The microbiological sample of the excised mass revealed Group F-67 Salmonella. Histopathological examination of the excised mass revealed a histiocytic cell proliferation with centrally located blood filled cavities, hemorrhages and granulation tissue resembling features of a pseudoaneurysm. This report describes the diagnosis of an atypical growing mass in a bearded dragon and its successful removal.

Harvard Citation style: Digwa, K., Wittenberg-Voges, L., Hansmann, F. and Fehr, M. (2023) Surgical removal of an atypical histiocytic cell proliferation in a bearded dragon ( Pogona vitticeps ), Tierärztliche Praxis, Ausgabe K: Kleintiere, Heimtiere, 51(03), pp. 201-208. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2109-9778

APA Citation style: Digwa, K., Wittenberg-Voges, L., Hansmann, F., & Fehr, M. (2023). Surgical removal of an atypical histiocytic cell proliferation in a bearded dragon ( Pogona vitticeps ). Tierärztliche Praxis, Ausgabe K: Kleintiere, Heimtiere. 51(03), 201-208. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2109-9778