Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Nasal polyps often found with nasal tumors in dogs
By Tarrant, James C et al.·Published in Veterinary pathology·2019·Department of Pathobiology, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Co-occurrence of Nasal Polyps and Neoplasms of the Canine Nasal Cavity.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A study found that nasal polyps, which are soft tissue masses in the nose, often occur alongside nasal tumors in dogs. Out of 321 dogs with nasal tumors, 16% also had nasal polyps, most commonly linked to a type of cancer called intranasal carcinoma. In another group of dogs initially diagnosed with nasal polyps, follow-up biopsies revealed that some actually had malignant tumors instead. This suggests that if your dog is diagnosed with nasal polyps, it’s important to have them rechecked to rule out any serious conditions like cancer.
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Abstract
Nasal polyps in dogs are space-occupying soft-tissue masses that have been encountered concurrently with intranasal neoplasia in surgical biopsy specimens. The proportion of nasal polyp co-occurrence with primary nasal tumors was examined, and follow-up biopsies on dogs initially diagnosed with nasal polyp were reviewed. Histologic sections from 321 cases of intranasal neoplasia and 50 cases of nasal polyp from 2004 to 2017 were reviewed. Of the 321 cases of intranasal neoplasia, 51 (16%) had concurrent nasal polyps, and most of these (47/51) had intranasal carcinoma. Twenty-five of the 50 dogs with a primary diagnosis of nasal polyp were rebiopsied, and the diagnoses in these subsequent biopsies were nasal polyp in 15, malignant neoplasm in 9, and intranasal nematode in 1. Nasal polyps occurred frequently in conjunction with nasal carcinoma. In dogs with a diagnosis of nasal polyp, repeat biopsy to reveal possible neoplasia is warranted.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31170873/