Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Rottweiler with multiple toe tumors treated by amputation
By Guerin, S R et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·1998·Department of Veterinary Surgery·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Multiple digital tumours in a rottweiler.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
An 8.5-year-old female Rottweiler was brought to the vet multiple times over 32 months because she was limping due to a growth on her toe. Each time, the vet removed the mass and the affected toe. The growths were found to be two squamous cell carcinomas (a type of skin cancer), a melanocytoma, and an intracutaneous cornifying epithelioma. Thankfully, after each surgery, there was no return of the tumors, and the dog did not experience further lameness.
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Abstract
An eight-and-a-half-year-old rottweiler bitch was examined on four separate occasions over a period of 32 months for lameness caused by a mass on a digit. On each occasion the mass and affected digit were amputated. Three different neoplasms were diagnosed: two squamous cell carcinomas, a melanocytoma and an intracutaneous cornifying epithelioma. There was no recurrence following surgical excision.
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