Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Osteosarcoma in dogs' front leg bones and treatment outcomes
By Liptak, Julius M et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2004·College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Proximal radial and distal humeral osteosarcoma in 12 dogs.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Twelve dogs were diagnosed with bone cancer (osteosarcoma) in the upper front leg, specifically at the elbow or wrist. Most of these dogs were treated with amputation and chemotherapy, which helped some of them live longer. On average, dogs that received this treatment lived about 27 months after diagnosis, although 60% developed cancer spread to other parts of the body. The good news is that the treatment seemed to work similarly for dogs with this type of bone cancer compared to those with osteosarcoma in other locations.
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Abstract
Twelve dogs were diagnosed with osteosarcoma of the proximal radius or distal humerus from 1990 to 2002, representing 1.0% of all dogs diagnosed with appendicular osteosarcoma. The median body weight (29.8 kg) was significantly less than that of dogs with appendicular osteosarcoma at other sites. Ten dogs were treated with amputation and chemotherapy. These dogs had a metastatic rate of 60%, a median metastasis-free interval of 356 days, and a median survival time of 824 days. There were no significant differences in metastasis-free interval or survival time between dogs with osteosarcoma of the proximal radius or distal humerus and dogs with appendicular osteosarcoma at other sites.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15533966/