Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog developed bone cancer from surgical sponge left near knee years
By Miller, Margaret A et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc·2006·Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Extraskeletal osteosarcoma associated with retained surgical sponge in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old Labrador Retriever was brought in for lameness and decreased appetite, and it was discovered that he had an extraskeletal osteosarcoma (a type of bone cancer) linked to a retained surgical sponge from a previous surgery. The sponge had caused a reaction in the tissue, forming a mass near his knee. The mass was surgically removed, and the dog was treated with antibiotics and pain relief medication. Unfortunately, three months later, the cancer returned, and the dog was euthanized due to worsening symptoms.
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Abstract
Retained surgical sponges are usually discovered in the abdominal cavity, sometimes years after the surgical procedure, and the typical reaction is formation of a foreign-body granuloma, often called gossypiboma or textiloma. In this instance, an extraskeletal osteosarcoma, associated with the granulomatous reaction to a retained surgical sponge adjacent to the stifle, was diagnosed in an 11-year-old Labrador Retriever 9 years after repair of a ruptured cranial cruciate ligament. Radiographic detection of linear foreign material in the soft tissue mass was the basis for a diagnosis of gossypiboma. The mass was surgically excised. Histologically, fibers consistent with those of cotton gauze were associated with the granulomatous inflammation and the osteosarcoma. Amputation or radiation therapy was declined; the dog was treated conservatively with doxycycline and deracoxib. Three months after surgical excision, the dog was euthanized because of local recurrence of the mass along with lameness and decreased appetite.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16617710/