Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with stomach leiomyosarcoma causing pain and appetite loss
By Wagner, Fernanda·Published in Pubvet·2021·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: Leiomiossarcoma gástrico canino: Relato de caso
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old male Rottweiler was brought to the vet because he was having trouble walking, was very tired, had a painful abdomen, and hadn’t eaten for three days. Tests, including blood work and an ultrasound, revealed a mass in his stomach, which was likely causing his symptoms. The dog underwent surgery to remove the tumor and had a procedure to connect the stomach to the small intestine. After the surgery, the diagnosis of gastric leiomyosarcoma (a type of stomach cancer) was confirmed, and the dog was monitored for recovery.
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Abstract
Leiomyosarcomas are malignant neoplasms, with moderate metastatic potential and that usually affect the small intestine and stomach of elderly animals. They are uncommon and account for about 1% of all malignant tumors in companion animals. A 10-year-old male Rottweiler canine, 46 kg, was treated with a history of difficulty in locomotion in the pelvic limbs, apathy, prostration, pain on abdominal palpation, as well as lack of appetite for three days. Complementary tests, complete blood count and serum biochemistry (aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, urea, creatinine) and abdominal ultrasonography were requested. The ultrasonographic findings showed thickening in the pyloric antrum region (1.10cm), suggesting gastritis, and also in the gastric fundus region and pyloric antrum, a hypoechoic structure with irregular borders (3.21cm x 3.32cm) was observed. The animal was hospitalized and subsequently underwent surgery for resection of the mass and completion of diagnosis through histopathological and immunohistochemical. The aim of this study is to report a clinical-surgical case of a Rottweiler canine submitted to pylorectomy with gastroduodenostomy due to gastric leiomyosarcoma.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v15n11a964.1-6