Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with liver plasma cell tumor treated by surgery and chemo
By Aoki, Mica et al.Ā·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical scienceĀ·2004Ā·Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, JapanĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: A primary hepatic plasma cell tumor in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old female Shetland sheepdog was diagnosed with a liver tumor after blood tests showed high protein levels and a solid mass was found on her liver. The tumor was identified as a plasma cell tumor, which is a type of cancer. After undergoing surgery and chemotherapy, her protein levels returned to normal, and the abnormal protein condition disappeared. This suggests that the tumor originated in the liver and was effectively treated.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old female Shetland sheep dog had hyperproteinemia with a monoclonal gammopathy and a solid mass on the liver, which was histologically diagnosed as a plasma cell tumor. After the treatment of surgery and chemotherapy, serum protein level reduced to the normal range and the gammopathy was disappeared. These findings indicate the plasma cell tumor developed primarily from the liver.
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