Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with rare primary mast cell tumor on tonsil and good outcome
By Shekell, C C et al.·Published in Australian veterinary journal·2018·Animal Referral Hospital, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Primary tonsillar mast cell tumour in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old female Bull Arab-cross dog was found to have a small lump on her tonsil, which was diagnosed as a mast cell tumor (MCT) after a biopsy. Tests showed no other tumors or signs of disease elsewhere in her body. The dog underwent surgery to remove the tumor, and 40 months later, she is still alive and doing well, with no signs of the tumor coming back. This case is notable because primary tonsillar MCTs in dogs have not been reported before.
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Abstract
CASE REPORT: A 6-year-old speyed female Bull Arab-cross dog was found to have a small tonsillar nodule. Histological examination revealed a well-differentiated mast cell tumour (MCT). At initial staging, no evidence of concurrent cutaneous or visceral MCTs was found on a complete blood count, a single lateral thoracic radiograph, abdominal ultrasound or cytology of the spleen and regional lymph nodes. A diagnosis of primary tonsillar MCT was made. At 40 months postoperatively, the dog is alive with no evidence of gross tumour progression, in contrast to some previous reports of rapid disease progression and metastasis in dogs with primary oral MCTs. CONCLUSION: To the authors' knowledge, no previous reports of a primary MCT of the tonsil in dogs exist in the veterinary literature.
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