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A 3-year-6-month-old castrated male mixed-breed dog (Chihuahua \u00d7 Miniature Dachshund) presented with recurrent lymphatic malformations in the left inguinal and peripenile regions. The lesion had previously been surgically excised at another hospital but recurred shortly after surgery. Despite long-term prednisolone therapy, the lesion gradually enlarged, resulting in gait disturbance and decreased activity. Extensive surgical excision was performed at our hospital; however, early postoperative recurrence was observed. Repeat sclerotherapy with minocycline was subsequently administered for the recurrent cystic lesions. The large cystic lesions resolved or remained controlled after treatment, and long-term suppression of lesion progression was achieved. Although small residual lesions persisted, the dog maintained good activity and gait without marked progression at 535 days postoperatively. In addition, amplicon-based targeted deep sequencing of the PIK3CA hotspot regions did not identify any pathogenic variants. 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