Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Carcinoma in situ found in Irish Setter with megaesophagus
By Kopke, Matthew A et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc·2018·School of Veterinary Science·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Carcinoma in situ within an area of Barrett esophagus in a dog with megaesophagus.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old Irish Setter was brought to the vet because he had been regurgitating and vomiting frequently, and recently started having trouble breathing. He had been diagnosed with megaesophagus (a condition where the esophagus is enlarged and doesn't work properly) two years earlier. During a procedure to place a feeding tube, the vet found a polyp-like mass near the lower esophagus, which was later identified as a type of cancer called carcinoma in situ. This means that while the cancer cells were present, they had not yet spread. The dog will need ongoing care and monitoring due to this serious condition.
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Abstract
A 10-y-old Irish Setter was presented with a history of recurrent episodes of regurgitation and vomiting, with more recent development of tachypnea. Megaesophagus had been diagnosed in the dog 2 y prior to this presentation. A solitary polypoid mass present immediately rostral to the lower esophageal sphincter was biopsied during percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement. Barrett esophagus was diagnosed based on the observation of a polypoid mass with intestinal metaplasia that arose from the surrounding esophagus. Histology of the polypoid mass demonstrated squamous-to-columnar metaplasia, hyperplasia, dysplasia, and carcinoma in situ.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29952726/