Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with ovarian teratoma and cancer spread after surgery
By Coggeshall, Jason D et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2012·Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Primary ovarian teratoma and GCT with intra-abdominal metastasis in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 1.5-year-old female Doberman Pinscher was diagnosed with both an ovarian teratoma and a granulosa cell tumor (GCT), which had spread within her abdomen. During surgery, a large mass near her left ovary and several smaller irregular masses were found and removed. After surgery, the dog received two rounds of chemotherapy with carboplatin. Unfortunately, she showed signs of worsening health related to the spread of the cancer and was euthanized six weeks later.
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Abstract
This report describes the simultaneous occurrence of an ovarian teratoma and a granulosa cell tumor (GCT) with intra-abdominal metastasis in a 1.5 yr old female Doberman pinscher. At surgery, a 20 cm, smooth, intact mass associated with the left ovary and multiple 1-2 cm irregular masses in the broad ligament were found. The masses were surgically removed and submitted for histopathology. A histologic diagnosis of a teratoma and a GCT with broad ligament metastasis was made. Further treatment was elected by the owner and included two cycles of carboplatin therapy. The dog was euthanized 6 wk postoperatively for signs related to metastasis and dyspnea. Teratoma of the ovary, although it contains derivatives of all three embryonic germ cell layers, rarely presents together with either ovarian epithelial or sex cord-stromal tumors. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of an ovarian teratoma coexisting with a primary GCT with intra-abdominal metastasis in the same ovary in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23033467/