Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with liposarcoma tumor linked to glass foreign body in limb
By McCarthy, P E et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1996·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Liposarcoma associated with a glass foreign body in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old spayed female mixed-breed dog had a firm mass on her right front leg that had been growing for four months. A needle test showed it was a liposarcoma, a type of cancer. The mass was surgically removed, and during the procedure, a piece of glass was discovered inside it. The surgery confirmed the diagnosis, and the dog was treated successfully.
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Abstract
An 11-year-old spayed female mixed-breed dog was referred for evaluation of a mass on the right forelimb of 4 months' duration. Cytologic examination of a fine-needle aspirate of the mass resulted in a diagnosis of liposarcoma. The 3 x 3 x 1.5-cm firm mass was surgically removed. Histopathologic observations confirmed the diagnosis of liposarcoma. During processing, a 1 x 0.8-cm piece of glass was found within the mass. Association between a glass foreign body and liposarcoma is discussed.
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