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MEDIASTINAL, THORACIC, NEOPLASIA, CYSTS, ABSCESSES, GRANULOMAS, MASSES CANINE FELINE
 
Description    Tumors, cysts, abscesses, or granulomas of the thorax or mediastinum can cause respiratory and cardiac problems.
 
Species   Canine, Feline
 
Signs   Abnormal lung or pleural sounds, Anorexia, Colic, Coughing, Cyanosis, Decreased, muffled, lung sounds, Dehydration, Dull areas on percussion of chest, thorax, Dullness, Dysphagia, Dyspnea, Enophthalmos, Exercise intolerance, Fever, Forelimb lameness, Gagging, retching, Generalized weakness, Hemoptysis coughing up blood, Inability to stand, Increased respiratory rate, Miosis, Muffled, decreased, heart sounds, Neck swelling, Pain on external abdominal pressure, Pain, neck, cervical, throat, Pale, Polydipsia, Polyuria, Ptosis, Skin edema, Underweight, Vomiting or regurgitation, Weight loss
 
References   Johnson C. Surgical approach and presence of preoperative pleural effusion impact thoracostomy tube usage in dogs and cats following thoracic surgery for suspected neoplasia. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2024 [https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.12.0725]