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CASE REPORT article

Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Veterinary Imaging
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1472317
This article is part of the Research Topic The Integration of Clinical Veterinary Anatomy and Diagnostic Imaging View all 5 articles

Case report: A nodular lesion in the ventral region of the neck in the rat as a starting point for considerations on differential diagnosis

Provisionally accepted
Agata Godlewska Agata Godlewska 1*Izabella Dolka Izabella Dolka 2Ilona Borowczak Ilona Borowczak 3Ewa Chomutowska Ewa Chomutowska 3Mirosław Przeworski Mirosław Przeworski 4Katarzyna Różycka Katarzyna Różycka 1Karolina Barszcz Karolina Barszcz 1
  • 1 Department of Morphological Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
  • 2 Department of Pathology and Veterinary Diagnostics, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
  • 3 Veterinary Clinic ForestVet, Warsawa, Poland
  • 4 Veterinary Clinic ANIMAL.MED, Gdańsk, Poland

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    The purpose of this case report is to present a poorly differentiated sarcoma in a pet rat.A veterinarian detected a small-sized nodular lesion in the ventral region of the neck during a follow-up visit related to another ailment. The anatomical structures found in the neck region in the rat and the differential diagnosis when deformities are palpated in this body part are discussed in detail. The patient underwent a total of four surgical procedures, as well as radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The rat survived in good condition for 144 days after finding the tumor.

    Keywords: Pet rat, poorly differentiated sarcoma, tumor, ventral neck, differential diagnosis

    Received: 29 Jul 2024; Accepted: 29 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Godlewska, Dolka, Borowczak, Chomutowska, Przeworski, Różycka and Barszcz. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Agata Godlewska, Department of Morphological Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

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