Multiple persistent vitelline duct cysts in a dog

Vet Pathol. 1998 Nov;35(6):541-2. doi: 10.1177/030098589803500610.

Abstract

Persistent vitelline duct remnants, with the exception of Meckel's diverticulum in pigs and horses, are rare in animals. During an ovariohysterectomy of an 8-month-old Labrador Retriever, multiple fibrous nodules with cystic centers were found attached to the ileal serosa and in a mesodiverticular band attached to the abdominal wall. Histologic and ultrastructural evaluation revealed that the cysts were composed of well-differentiated intestine with mucosa, submucosa, and muscularis layers surrounded by a thick layer of fibrous connective tissue. The morphology and arrangement of lesions were consistent with multiple persistent vitelline duct cysts, a distinct condition related to Meckel's diverticulum. This case in a dog represents a unique presentation of this congenital anomaly in domestic animals.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Choristoma / pathology
  • Choristoma / veterinary*
  • Cysts / pathology
  • Cysts / veterinary*
  • Dog Diseases / pathology*
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Ileal Diseases / pathology
  • Ileal Diseases / veterinary*
  • Ileum / ultrastructure
  • Intestinal Mucosa / ultrastructure
  • Meckel Diverticulum / pathology
  • Meckel Diverticulum / veterinary*
  • Vitelline Duct* / abnormalities
  • Vitelline Duct* / pathology