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- Title
Granulomatous Inflammatory Response to a Microchip Implanted in a Dog for Eight Years.
- Authors
Legallet, Claire; Mankin, Kelley Thieman; Spaulding, Kathy; Mansell, Joanne
- Abstract
An 8 yr old neutered male springer spaniel dog was referred to Texas A&M University, College of Veterinary Medicine for a large, firm, fixed mass, located in the dorsal cervical tissue. The dog was otherwise healthy and had undergone microchip implantation approximately 8 yr prior. Radiographs, ultrasound, and microchip scanner confirmed the presence of a microchip within the mass. The microchip and associated mass were surgically excised, and histopathologic examination revealed granulomatous inflammation surrounding a cracked microchip. This case represents the first report of a granulomatous inflammatory response to a microchip 8 yr after implantation in a dog and highlights an important differential diagnosis.
- Subjects
CHRONIC granulomatous disease; MICROCHIP implants in animals; ENGLISH springer spaniels; TEXAS A &; M University. College of Veterinary Medicine; VETERINARY radiography; DISEASES
- Publication
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 2017, Vol 53, Issue 4, p227
- ISSN
0587-2871
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6418