Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog coughing and struggling to breathe from rare lung cancer
By Conti, Maria Beatrice et al.·Published in Veterinary research communications·2010·Department of Clinical Sciences, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A case of primary papillary disseminated adenocarcinoma of canine lung.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old male mixed-breed dog was brought in for coughing and breathing problems that had been going on for three months. After a thorough examination and a biopsy of the lung, the vet diagnosed him with a rare type of lung cancer called adenocarcinoma. This cancer was unusual because it appeared as multiple small nodules rather than a single mass. Although primary lung tumors are rare in dogs, it's important for pet owners to consider this possibility if their older dog shows similar symptoms.
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Abstract
Primary lung tumors are rare in dogs, whereas pulmonary metastatic neoplastic involvement is common. We describe a case of a 12-year-old male, mixed-breed dog with a 3-month history of coughing and dyspnea. The investigating protocol, which also includes transcutaneous pulmonary biopsy, allowed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma that necroscopic findings confirmed as a primary neoplasia. The tumor exhibited a nodular-disseminated growth, mimicking the metastatic involvement of the lung, instead of the single-mass appearance that has been observed by other authors. The present report indicates that, although the incidence of canine primary lung neoplasms is markedly low, this condition must be considered in the differential diagnosis of lung diseases that cause coughing and dyspnea in older dogs.
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