Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog develops low parathyroid hormone after throat tumor surgery
By Henderson, R A et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1991·Department of Small Animal Surgery·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Development of hypoparathyroidism after excision of laryngeal rhabdomyosarcoma in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old female Spitz was having trouble exercising, breathing, and barking due to a tumor in her throat called rhabdomyosarcoma. After surgery to remove the tumor, she faced some serious complications, including a condition called hypoparathyroidism (which affects calcium levels) and issues with her breathing tube. Despite the surgery being initially successful, she later developed a liver tumor and unfortunately passed away due to breathing problems related to her surgery.
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Abstract
An uncommon neoplasm of the larynx, rhabdomyosarcoma, was diagnosed in a 6-year-old 14-kg neutered female Spitz. In addition to the progressive onset of expected clinical signs of the tumor (exercise intolerance, respiratory stridor, inability to bark), the dog experienced hyperthermic crisis. Laryngectomy was successful in eradicating the local neoplastic tissue; however, unusual postoperative complications developed and included acute complications of pharyngotracheal fistula and hypoparathyroidism, and long-term complications of periodic collapse of the tracheal stoma and intolerance to heat. Probable causes and successful management of these complications are described. At 22 months after laryngectomy, the dog was admitted for a solitary hepatic metastasis. While hospitalized, the dog died of apparent asphyxiation attributable to stoma collapse.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2019532/