Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Multiple oral plasmacytoma tumors in 3 dogs and treatment outcomes
By Smithson, Christopher W et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary dentistry·2012·Center for Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Multicentric oral plasmacytoma in 3 dogs.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Three dogs were diagnosed with multiple oral tumors called extramedullary plasmacytomas, which are aggressive but usually do not spread to other parts of the body. These tumors are made up of abnormal plasma cells and can be found in the mouth. The main treatment for these tumors is complete surgical removal, which often cures the condition. In these cases, the dogs had multiple tumors in the same area of their mouths, a situation that is rarely seen in dogs.
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Abstract
Oral extramedullary plasmacytomas (EMP) are locally aggressive tumors in the dog that rarely metastasize. They represent 5.2% of all canine oral tumors and 22.0 to 28.0% of all EMPs diagnosed are in the oral cavity. EMPs consist of neoplastic plasma cells that do not arise from the bone marrow. No relationship between EMP and the development of multiple myeloma has been determined in dogs. Complete surgical excision is the primary treatment for this neoplasm and is usually curative. Multiple oral EMPs within the same patient have been rarely reported with tumors arising in the same location in the mouth. To the authors' knowledge, multicentric oral EMP, as described in the following cases, has not been reported in the dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23008858/