Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with rare thyroid duct cancer in chest treated successfully
By Li, Barbara & Thomer, Amanda·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2021·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cranial Mediastinal Thyroglossal Duct Adenocarcinoma in a Dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old female spayed Canaan dog was found to have a mass in her chest during tests for other health issues. Imaging showed a sizable mass in her thoracic area, which was surgically removed. The mass was diagnosed as a type of cancer called thyroglossal duct adenocarcinoma. Fortunately, after the surgery and additional treatment, the dog showed no signs of cancer returning or spreading even 25 months later.
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Abstract
A 7 yr old female spayed Canaan dog was presented for evaluation of a subclinical intrathoracic mass noted during meta-static staging for a digit and lingual mass. Thoracic ultrasound and computed tomography revealed a 6.0 × 5.5 cm mass within the cranial mediastinum. The mass was septated with mixed fluid and soft-tissue structures and no evidence of vascular invasion. Narrow excision of the mass via a sternal thoracotomy was performed. Histopathology of the mass was consistent with a thyroglossal duct cyst adenocarcinoma. This is the first reported case of a thyroglossal duct cyst adenocarcinoma arising in the cranial mediastinum of a dog. There was no evidence of metastasis or recurrence 25 mo after surgery and adjunctive therapy.
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