Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Acupuncture and herbs helped treat oral fibrosarcoma in a Golden
By Choi, Keum Hwa & Flynn, Kristi·Published in Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies·2017·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Korean Sa-Ahm Acupuncture for Treating Canine Oral Fibrosarcoma.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old male neutered Golden Retriever was diagnosed with oral fibrosarcoma, a type of tumor in the mouth. He received Sa-Ahm Traditional Korean acupuncture and herbal treatment aimed at improving his energy flow. After about 8 months of treatment, the tumor began to die off, and it was completely necrotized within a month. Throughout the treatment, his quality of life remained high, although it dipped during the active phase of tumor necrosis. This case suggests that acupuncture and herbal therapy can be effective options for managing oral fibrosarcoma in dogs.
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Abstract
A nine-year-old male neutered Golden Retriever presented with oral fibrosarcoma. Sa-Ahm Traditional Korean acupuncture was provided along with medicinal herb treatment. Based on Sa-Ahm's theory, the constitution of this case was hypoactive Large-Intestine (LI) meridian qi. The acupuncture treatment was focused on reinforcing LI meridian qi along with reinforcing Small-Intestine and Liver meridian qi. The necrosis of the tumor started from 8 months after treatments and was completely necrotized around 1 month after initiation of tumor necrosis. Karnofsky Performance Status score was 80 to 100 % throughout the treatment except during the active stage of tumor necrosis having KPS of 50%. In this study, oral fibrosarcoma was managed well by both Sa-Ahm acupuncture and medicinal herb treatment. The result suggested that Sa-Ahm acupuncture along with herbal treatment could be a potential medical option for canine oral FSA therapy.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28712481/