Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with abdominal and chest mesothelioma treated with cisplatin IV
By Seo, Kyoung-Won et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2007·Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Palliative intravenous cisplatin treatment for concurrent peritoneal and pleural mesothelioma in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old Maltese dog was brought in with a swollen belly and trouble breathing. Tests showed that the dog had a type of cancer called mesothelioma, which affected the lining of the abdomen and chest. The veterinarian treated the dog with intravenous cisplatin, a chemotherapy drug, which helped improve the dog's overall health and eased its symptoms without causing major side effects. Sadly, the dog lived for about 153 days after the diagnosis before passing away suddenly from an unknown cause.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old Maltese dog was presented with abdominal distention and dyspnea. Cytological examination of pleural and peritoneal effusion was suggestive of malignant effusion of glandular origin. Numerous, multifocal, tan to white nodules were disseminated throughout the surface of the abdominal organs and peritoneum at biopsy. Histologically, the tumors were revealed to be an epithelial type of mesothelioma. Neoplastic cells co-expressed cytokeratin and vimentin. Intravenous administration of cisplatin was chosen as the treatment. During treatment, the dog's overall body condition improved and the clinical signs were relieved without significant side effects. The survival time from diagnosis to sudden death by unknown cause was 153 days.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17339766/