E.Y. Kye, J. S. Park, S. K. Ku1, S. H. Yun, T. H. Oh,
K.W. Lee, Y. S. Kwon and K. H. Jang*
Department of Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook
University, Deagu, Korea; 1Department
of Anatomy and Histology, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany
University, Daegu, Korea
*Corresponding author:
khojang@knu.ac.kr
Abstract
An 8-year old female dog was referred with anorexia, nervousness and emaciation.
A point of time, severe lifelessness was the only symptom. Then euthanasia was
done according to the owner’s decision. As a result of postmortem examination,
thin white matters were found on the gastric mucosa
of the greater curvature
and there were no other significant gross findings. Tissue specimens were
collected from the gastric wall, esophagus, gall bladder, aorta, heart, kidneys,
liver, mesenteric lymph node, lungs, urinary bladder and spleen and processed
for histopathology. Microscopically,
the masses of stomach were consisted of well-differentiated osteoid tissues, the
compact bone-osteocytes and the matured lamellated bone with Haversian system.
It was diagnosed as osteoma of the stomach. Other organs were free on such
histological findings.