Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with coronoid bone tumor mistaken for fracture
By De Rycke, Lieve Marie Joseph et al.·Published in Acta veterinaria Scandinavica·2016·Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging and Small Animal Orthopaedics·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A chondroblastic osteosarcoma of the coronoid process mimicking a fragmented coronoid process in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback was brought in for limping on the right front leg that had been going on for a year and a half. Initially, the vet thought the dog had a fragmented bone in the elbow, but after surgery, tests showed it was actually a type of bone cancer called chondroblastic osteosarcoma. Unfortunately, ten months later, the dog showed signs of the cancer returning, and after another period of suffering, the owner chose to euthanize the dog when it developed breathing problems due to lung metastases.
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Abstract
A 6-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback was presented with a 1.5 year history of right forelimb lameness. Clinical, radiological and computed tomographic findings suggested the presence of fragmented medial coronoid process. A subtotal coronoidectomy was performed and, due to the atypical appearance of the medial coronoid process on imaging and at surgery, histopathology of the fragments was performed which revealed chondroblastic OS. Ten months after surgery, the dog was re-presented with the same clinical signs and the radiographic changes were suggestive of a recurrence of the OS. Palliative therapy was instigated at the owner's request. Thirty months after surgery of the neoplasm, the dog was presented with dyspnea. Thoracic radiographs showed lesions consistent with lung metastases. Euthanasia was requested by the owner, who declined post-mortem examination.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27118393/