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Journal Article 
Ectopic thyroid carcinoma causing right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in a dog 
Bracha, S; Caron, I; Holmberg, DL; O'Grady, MR; O'Sullivan, LM; Brisson, BA; Stalker, MJ 
2009 
Yes 
American Animal Hospital Association. Journal (Online Edition)
ISSN: 1547-3317 
45 
3 
138-141 
English 
19411650 
A 9-year-old Bouvier des Flandres was presented with coughing, lethargy, chylous pleural effusion, and a heart murmur. An echocardiogram revealed the presence of an intracardiac mass causing right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. The mass was successfully removed surgically, using total inflow occlusion. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry identified the tumor as an ectopic thyroid carcinoma. The dog was euthanized 11 months after diagnosis at the request of the owner because of nonresolving chylothorax.