Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with heart tumor causing breathing trouble and high eosinophils
By Fews, D et al.·Published in Journal of comparative pathology·2008·Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Leiomyosarcoma of the pericardium, with epicardial metastases and peripheral eosinophilia in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A dog with breathing problems, loss of appetite, and fluid buildup in the abdomen was found to have signs of heart failure and fluid around the lungs. Tests showed a mass in the chest, and a biopsy confirmed it was a type of cancer called leiomyosarcoma. Unfortunately, the cancer had spread significantly, affecting the heart and other organs. The dog ultimately passed away due to the severity of the disease.
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Abstract
A dog with a history of dyspnoea, anorexia and ascites showed on examination signs of right-sided heart failure, pleural effusion and peripheral eosinophilia. Diagnostic imaging suggested the presence of a mediastinal mass, and histopathological and immunohistochemical examination of a biopsy sample led to a diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma. On post-mortem examination, an extensive mass was found, which encircled the heart and obliterated the pericardial sac, with probable metastatic spread to the epicardium. Eosinophilic infiltration of the neoplastic mass, lamina propria of the stomach and duodenum, interstitium of the kidney, and submucosa of the bladder was consistent with a possible paraneoplastic eosinophilia.
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