Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Thyroid cancer spread to brain and pituitary in two dogs
By Tamura, S et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2007·Tamura Animal Clinic, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Multiple metastases of thyroid cancer in the cranium and pituitary gland in two dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A 14-year-old female American Eskimo dog and a 14-year-old male Maltese dog were brought to the vet with serious symptoms like confusion, poor coordination, and noticeable lumps in their necks. Imaging tests showed that both dogs had multiple tumors in their brains, including the pituitary gland. Sadly, the female dog passed away from severe seizures just two days later, while the male dog died two months later due to breathing problems. Both dogs were diagnosed with advanced thyroid cancer that had spread to their brains.
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Abstract
Two dogs, a 14-year-old, female American Eskimo dog and a 14-year-old, male Maltese dog, were presented with thalamic syndromes, including lowered levels of consciousness, poor postural responses and presence of masses in the neck region. In both dogs, magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple masses inside the cranium, including the pituitary gland. One dog died from status epilepticus two days after magnetic resonance imaging and the other died two months after magnetic resonance imaging from respiratory failure. These dogs were histopathologically diagnosed with multiple metastases of thyroid cancer occurring inside the cranium, including the pituitary gland. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first time this tumour pattern has been reported in dogs, but it is possible that it is not uncommon.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17381771/