{"id":5107,"date":"2012-10-01T16:56:37","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T15:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/the-pig-with-a-giant-ear\/"},"modified":"2022-03-24T19:00:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T18:00:35","slug":"the-pig-with-a-giant-ear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/en\/the-pig-with-a-giant-ear\/","title":{"rendered":"The pig with a giant ear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inspectors included neoplastic or inflammatory lesions in the differential.<\/p>\n<p>Histopathological examination helped rule out a diagnosis of neoplasia. It consisted of a dense fibrous tissue proliferation, well structured and vascularized along with the presence of a few mononuclear inflammatory cells around blood vessels.<\/p>\n<p>It is a chronic inflammatory reaction most probably caused by trauma. Similar reactions have been described secondary to trampling or piercing the ears to identify animals with an ear tag.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1088\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bc505b86ff92c88_CIMG0949.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1088\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1088\" class=\" wp-image-6361 \" title=\"Mass in the pinna, note the normal looks of the contralateral one.\" src=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bc505b86ff92c88_CIMG0949.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bc505b86ff92c88_CIMG0949.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bc505b86ff92c88_CIMG0949-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mass in the pinna, note the normal looks of the contralateral one.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1085\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bc505b86ff92f84_CIMG0955.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1085\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1085\" class=\" wp-image-6355 \" title=\"Internal facet of the pinna.\" src=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bc505b86ff92f84_CIMG0955.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bc505b86ff92f84_CIMG0955.jpg 638w, https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bc505b86ff92f84_CIMG0955-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Internal facet of the pinna.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1086\" style=\"width: 582px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bc505b86ff930f2_CIMG0958.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1086\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1086\" class=\" wp-image-6357 \" title=\"When sectioned, the mass shows a witish edematous surface. \" src=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bc505b86ff930f2_CIMG0958.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bc505b86ff930f2_CIMG0958.jpg 635w, https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bc505b86ff930f2_CIMG0958-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When sectioned, the mass shows a witish edematous surface.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1288\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sesc113-12_HE-1-750x600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1288\" src=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sesc113-12_HE-1-750x600.jpg\" alt=\"The lesion consisted mainly on mature fibrous tissue, well differentiated and well vascularized.\" title=\"The lesion consisted mainly on mature fibrous tissue, well differentiated and well vascularized.\" width=\"620\" height=\"496\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sesc113-12_HE-1-750x600.jpg 750w, https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sesc113-12_HE-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sesc113-12_HE-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lesion consisted mainly on mature fibrous tissue, well differentiated and well vascularized.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1289\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sesc113-12_HE4-750x600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1289\" src=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sesc113-12_HE4-750x600.jpg\" alt=\"Scarce isolated pyogranulomatous inflammatory foci were identified, but no asteroid bodies nor accumulations of bacteria were observed in any case.\" title=\"Scarce isolated pyogranulomatous inflammatory foci were identified, but no asteroid bodies nor accumulations of bacteria were observed in any case.\" width=\"620\" height=\"496\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sesc113-12_HE4-750x600.jpg 750w, https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sesc113-12_HE4-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sesc113-12_HE4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scarce isolated pyogranulomatous inflammatory foci were identified, but no asteroid bodies nor accumulations of bacteria were observed in any case.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspectors included neoplastic or inflammatory lesions in the differential. Histopathological examination helped rule out a diagnosis of neoplasia. It consisted of a dense fibrous tissue proliferation, well structured and vascularized along with the presence of a few mononuclear inflammatory cells around blood vessels. It is a chronic inflammatory reaction most probably caused by trauma. 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