Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with malignant testicular tumor spreading to skin and organs
By Takiguchi, M et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2001·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Malignant seminoma with systemic metastases in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A three-year-old male crossbred dog was brought in with multiple lumps on his back and swelling of one testicle. Tests showed he had a malignant seminoma, a type of testicular cancer, which had spread to other parts of his body, including his skin, eyes, liver, and kidneys. The vet started chemotherapy to try to treat the cancer, but unfortunately, the dog passed away three months later due to the widespread disease.
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Abstract
A three-year-old male crossbred dog was presented with multiple cutaneous nodules on the dorsum. Unilateral testicular enlargement ensued. Histopathological examination of testicular tissue and the skin lesions revealed a malignant seminoma. Despite the initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy, the dog died three months later due to systemic metastases of the seminoma to the skin, scrotum, eyes, liver, kidney and peritoneum.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11480905/