Clercx C, Desmecht D, Michiels L, McEntee K, Hardy N, Henroteaux M
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Belgium.
Vet Rec. 1998 Aug 15;143(7):196-8. doi: 10.1136/vr.143.7.196.
A three-year-old male golden retriever had had progressive dyspnoea, exercise intolerance, stridor, and a modified bark for five months. A mass 2 cm in diameter was present dorsal to the right side of the larynx. Histological examination revealed cross-striations in some elongated cells, consistent with a diagnosis of rhabdomyoma, a diagnosis which was confirmed by positive immunohistochemical staining for myoglobin and desmin. The mass could not be removed without total laryngectomy and a permanent tracheostomy and the dog was euthanased.
