Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Shih Tzu dog with vomiting treated for early stomach cancer
By Lee, Hee-Chun et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2014·Research Institute of Life Sciences, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A case of gastric adenocarcinoma in a Shih Tzu dog: successful treatment of early gastric cancer.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old male Shih Tzu was brought in for chronic vomiting, which led to a series of tests that revealed a mass in his stomach. After surgery to remove the mass, it was diagnosed as gastric adenocarcinoma, a type of stomach cancer. The dog underwent four rounds of chemotherapy with carboplatin over 13 weeks. Thankfully, his vomiting improved after treatment, and he remained in good health for 30 months following the surgery.
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Abstract
A 9-year-old castrated male Shih Tzu dog was referred to us, because of chronic vomiting. The patient's hematological, radiographic, ultrasonographic, endoscopic and histological examinations were evaluated for diagnosis. Hematologic analysis indicated moderate anemia and azotemia. Based on the imaging studies, an oval-shaped mass was identified in the gastric pylorus area. A proliferative mass was found on endoscopic examination, and we performed biopsy using grasping forceps. The histopathological findings of the biopsy specimens indicated hypertrophic gastritis, and Y-U pyloroplasty was performed. However, histopathological examination of the surgically resected mass revealed tubular adenocarcinoma of the stomach. Then, carboplatin chemotherapy was performed 4 times for 13 weeks. Clinical signs, such as vomiting, were resolved gradually after surgery and chemotherapy, and the patient's condition was managed favorably until recently (30 months after surgery). This case report describes clinical features, imaging studies, endoscopic characteristics and histopathological and immunohistochemical features of gastric tubular adenocarcinoma as early gastric cancer in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24646602/