Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with lymphangiosarcoma cured by surgery and chemo
By Itoh, Teruo et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2004·Aoba Animal Hospital, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Lymphangiosarcoma in a dog treated with surgery and chemotherapy.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old male Siberian husky had a large lump on his neck that was surgically removed. After testing, the lump was found to be a type of cancer called lymphangiosarcoma, which can invade surrounding tissues. Unfortunately, the mass came back just three weeks after surgery, but the dog responded well to chemotherapy with doxorubicin, which made the lump disappear completely. For nine months after treatment, there were no signs of the cancer returning or spreading.
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Abstract
A large subcutaneous mass at the left cervical site in a 9-year-old male Siberian husky was removed surgically. Histopathologically, the mass was mainly consisted of a proliferation of spindle-shaped neoplastic cells arranging in solid sheath and partially vascular channels containing few blood cells. The tumor cells exhibited highly invasive activity to the surrounding tissues. In addition, the tumor cells were immunopositive for Factor VIII-related antigen. On the basis of these findings, the tumor was diagnosed as lymphangiosarcoma. Recurrent mass was noticed 3 weeks after surgery but completely disappeared after the doxorubicin treatment. Neither recurrence nor metastasis was observed for 9 months after the remission.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15031550/