Primary Osteoma Cutis in the Interscapular Region of a Dog

S-H Woo; D-M Go; S-H Lee; S-S Han; D-Y Kim

doi:10.1016/j.jcpa.2018.10.176

Primary Osteoma Cutis in the Interscapular Region of a Dog

J Comp Pathol. 2019 Jan:166:1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2018.10.176. Epub 2018 Nov 27.

Authors

S-H Woo¹, D-M Go¹, S-H Lee¹, S-S Han², D-Y Kim³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterinary Pathology and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, South Korea.
² Seo Cho Animal Clinic, 4 Hyoryeong-ro 57-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
³ Department of Veterinary Pathology and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, South Korea. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30691600
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2018.10.176

Abstract

A 9-year-old neutered male Shih Tzu was presented with three contiguous firm nodules in the subcutaneous tissue of the interscapular region. Histopathological examination revealed that the nodules consisted of mature lamellar bone with a Haversian system, with no apparent lesion around the bone. Clinical examination revealed that the dog had no underlying disease and no history of trauma at the lesion site. Based on these findings and on the medical history, a diagnosis of primary osteoma cutis was made. Osteoma cutis is rare in both human and veterinary medicine, and most dogs reported to have secondary osteoma cutis. To our knowledge, this case is only the second report of primary osteoma cutis in a dog.

Keywords: dog; interscapular; osteoma cutis; primary.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Bone Diseases, Metabolic / veterinary*
Dog Diseases / pathology*
Dogs
Male
Ossification, Heterotopic / veterinary*
Skin Diseases, Genetic / veterinary*

Supplementary concepts

Osseous Heteroplasia, Progressive