[Nasopharyngeal cyst of the respiratory epithelium in a 9-year-old Yorkshire terrier]

Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere. 2017 Apr 19;45(2):109-114. doi: 10.15654/TPK-160123. Epub 2017 Feb 23.
[Article in German]

Abstract

In a 9-year-old Yorkshire terrier a cyst of the respiratory epithelium of the nasopharynx was diagnosed. A complete obstruction of the nasopharynx leading to dyspnea was detected by computed tomography and endoscopy. A minimally invasive ablation of the cystic wall was performed under endoscopic guidance, followed by a pathohistological examination. Immediately after resection of the cyst, the clinical symptoms resolved. The follow-up endoscopical examination 3 months postoperatively was unremarkable. In the presented case the minimally invasive endoscopic ablation of the cystic wall was a successful treatment method.

Keywords: Endoscopy; Tornwaldt-like cyst; computed tomography; histology; minimally invasive ablation.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cysts / diagnostic imaging
  • Cysts / surgery
  • Cysts / veterinary*
  • Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Dog Diseases / surgery*
  • Dogs
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Respiratory Mucosa / diagnostic imaging
  • Respiratory Mucosa / surgery