Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with nasal tumor causing nosebleeds treated by surgery
By McGhie, Jayne A et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2015·From the Murdoch University Veterinary Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Angioleiomyosarcoma in the Nasal Vestibule of a Dog: Surgical Excision via a Modified Lateral Approach.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old spayed female German Shepherd was brought to the vet because she had intermittent nosebleeds from her left nostril. The vet found a pale, irregular mass inside her nose, which was confirmed to be a rare type of tumor called angioleiomyosarcoma after further tests. The tumor was surgically removed, and the vet ensured that all of it was taken out cleanly. Two years later, the dog showed no signs of the tumor returning and was doing well.
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Abstract
This case report describes an 11 yr old spayed female German shepherd dog weighing 42 kg that presented with intermittent epistaxis from the left nostril. A nonulcerated pale irregular polypoid mass was visualized within the left nares. Computed tomography revealed a pedunculated mass arising from the ventrolateral nasal mucosal of the left nasal cavity with no evidence of involvement or invasion of adjacent soft tissues or bony structures. Histological and immunohistochemical examination of rhinoscopic biopsies returned a diagnosis of an angioleiomyosarcoma. The mass was excised using a modified lateral approach to the nasal cavity. Fulguration of the wound bed was performed. Clean surgical margins were identified on histopathology. The dog remained clinically free of recurrence 28 mo postsurgically. Angioleiomyosarcomas are rare tumors originating from the smooth muscle cells of blood vessel walls and are included in the spectrum of perivascular wall tumor, a subgroup of soft-tissue sarcomas.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25695560/