Multiple dermoid sinuses of type Vb and IIIb on the head of a Saint Bernard dog

Table 1 Clinical cases of canine dermoid sinus reported in the veterinary literature

Location	Breed affected	Type and subtype	References
Nose	American Cocker Spaniel	IVc°	[9]
	American Cocker Spaniel	Ic°	[10]
	Brittany Spaniel	Ic°	[10]
	Dalmatian	Vc*	[11]
	English Bull Terrier	Ic°	[12]
	Golden Retriever	Ic°	[10]
	Shih-tzu	Ic°	[13]
	Springer Spaniel	Ic°	[10]
Head	Rottweiler	IIb and IIIb*	[14]
Cervical region	Borboel	IIa°	[15]
	Chow-Chow	IIa and IIIa°	[16]
	Golden Retriever	IIa°	[17]
	Great Pyrenees dog	IIIa°	[18]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Ia, IIa and IIIa°	[19]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	IIa°	[20]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Iva°	[21]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	IIa°	[22]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Iva°	[23]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	VIa°	[24]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	IIa°	[25]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Va*	[26]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Ia°	[27]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	IIa°	[28]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	IIa*	[29]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Ia°	[30]
Thoracic region	Boxer	IVa°	[31]
	Chinese Crested dog	IVa*	[32]
	Chow-Chow	IIIa and IIa°	[16]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Ia, IIa and IIIa°	[19]
	Shih-tzu	IVa°	[31]
	Shih-tzu	IVa*	[33]
	Siberian Husky	IIa°	[34]
	Swedish Vallhunds	IVa*	[32]
	Swedish Vallhunds	VIa*	[32]
	Victorian Bulldog	IVa*	[35]
	Yorkshire Terrier	IVa°	[36]
	Yorkshire Terrier	IVa*	[37]
Lumbosacral region	English Springer Spaniel	VIa°	[38]
Sacrococcygeal region	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Iva°	[39]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Ia, IIa and IIIa°	[19]
	Rhodesian Ridgeback	IVa°	[40]

Reported cases of dermoid sinus with anatomical location, breed and type and classification [* = stated by the authors; ° = deduced from the text according with the classifications of Kiwiranta [32] and Bornard [14]].

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