Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Beagle with metastatic thymoma and muscle weakness treated but died
By Moffet, Adrienne C·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2007·Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Metastatic thymoma and acquired generalized myasthenia gravis in a beagle.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 16-year-old spayed female beagle was brought to the vet after showing signs of weakness and difficulty moving, which were linked to a serious condition called generalized acquired myasthenia gravis. This condition was likely caused by a tumor in her thymus gland that had spread to other parts of her body. The vet started treatment with anticholinesterase medication to help improve her muscle function, but unfortunately, the dog passed away just five days later.
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Abstract
A 16-year-old, spayed female beagle was diagnosed with metastatic thymoma causing a probable paraneoplastic syndrome of generalized acquired myasthenia gravis. Anticholinesterase treatment was initiated; however, 5 days later the dog died.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17310628/