Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with nasal cancer and high blood calcium linked to tumor protein
By Anderson, G M et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·1999·Department of Companion Animals·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Hypercalcemia and parathyroid hormone-related protein in a dog with undifferentiated nasal carcinoma.
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Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old male basset hound was brought to the vet because he had high calcium levels and was suspected to have a nasal tumor. Unfortunately, the dog passed away just one day after being admitted. A postmortem examination confirmed that he had nasal cancer and a serious blood clotting issue. The presence of a specific protein in his blood indicated that the high calcium levels were related to the cancer.
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Abstract
Hypercalcemia was discovered in a 7-year-old, castrated male basset hound with a suspected nasal tumor. The dog died the day after admission and nasal carcinoma and disseminated intravascular coagulation were diagnosed on postmortem. Detectable levels of serum PTHrP support a diagnosis of hypercalcemia of malignancy.
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