Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with pancreatic cancer spreading to brain and other organs
By Chang, Shih-Chieh et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2007·Department of Veterinary Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma with intracranial metastasis in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old male mixed-breed dog was brought in because he was losing weight, having trouble walking, and had visible tumors on his neck. An MRI showed that a tumor from his pancreas had spread to his brain, causing pressure on the brain stem. Sadly, the dog passed away, and a necropsy revealed that the cancer had spread to many organs, including the brain, lungs, and liver. This case highlights the importance of considering pancreatic cancer when a dog has neck masses.
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Abstract
This report concerns a case of pancreatic carcinoma with widespread metastases to many organs including intracranial metastasis. An eleven-year-old, male, mixed-breed dog showed emaciation, ataxia, and multiple visible tumors within the neck. A MRI examination of the patient was conducted because of ataxia, and it was found that the intracranial invasive growth had resulted in compression of the brain stem. Necropsy was performed after the patient died. Based on gross and microscopic examination, the primary tumor cells were located in the left lobe of the pancreas and widespread metastasis was found into various organs, including the brain, lungs, liver, kidneys, tonsils, serosal surface of the esophagus, and submandibular, pulmonary hilar, mediastinal, and mesenteric lymph nodes. This case indicates that pancreatic adenocarcinoma should be included in the differential diagnosis list when cervical neck masses are detected.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17283409/