Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with middle ear cancer causing pain and lethargy
By Yoshikawa, Hiroto et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2008·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A dog with squamous cell carcinoma in the middle ear.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old male golden retriever was brought to the vet because he was very tired and not eating. The vet found that he was in a lot of pain around his left jaw area. A special scan showed that there was serious damage to the bone in his middle ear, and he was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a type of cancer. This kind of tumor in the middle ear is uncommon in dogs. Unfortunately, the outcome for this dog was not mentioned in the study.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old, castrated male golden retriever was referred for lethargy and inappetance. Severe pain was elicited on palpation of the left temporomandibular joint region. Computed tomography revealed aggressive bone destruction of the left bulla. Squamous cell carcinoma was diagnosed. Malignant tumor in the canine middle ear is rare.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19043483/