Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with bone cancer in joint lining causing lameness and pain
By Thamm, D H et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2000·Department of Medical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Primary osteosarcoma of the synovium in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
An eight-year-old spayed female Labrador retriever was brought in for limping on her left front leg. X-rays showed unusual mineralization around her elbow, and a biopsy confirmed she had osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. To manage her pain, the vet started her on palliative radiotherapy along with medications, which helped her feel better for about eight months. Unfortunately, after amputation of the affected leg, she developed new tumors and had to be euthanized 15 months later due to severe vomiting.
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Abstract
An eight-year-old, spayed female Labrador retriever was presented for evaluation of left thoracic limb lameness. Radiographs of the left elbow revealed mineralization of the soft tissues surrounding the joint, with no evidence of periarticular bony lysis. Biopsy of the synovial tissues of the left radiohumeral joint yielded a diagnosis of osteosarcoma (OSA). The dog was treated with palliative radiotherapy, piroxicam, and carboplatin chemotherapy, which resulted in excellent pain control for approximately eight months. Amputation of the affected limb was then performed. Six months later, the dog developed multiple subcutaneous OSA metastases, and the dog was euthanized 15 months after diagnosis due to refractory vomiting. This report documents the first known case of primary OSA of the synovium in any species.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10914532/