Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Radiation therapy helped dogs with painful skin tumors on a hind leg
By Laganga, Paola et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2018·Vetsuisse Faculty, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Radiation therapy for the treatment of canine progressive cutaneous angiomatosis: Description of 2 cases.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Two dogs with painful skin growths on their hind legs were treated for a condition called progressive cutaneous angiomatosis, which caused extensive lesions. One dog had already undergone amputation and received radiation therapy to prevent the disease from coming back, while the other received radiation as the first line of treatment. Both dogs also received a medication to help manage their condition. The first dog remained free of disease for 31 months, and the second dog had stable disease for 12 months, with only mild side effects from the treatment.
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Abstract
Two dogs with histologically confirmed progressive cutaneous angiomatosis were presented because of extensive and progressive cutaneous lesions of 1 hind limb causing pain and lameness. Radiation therapy was offered to treat disease recurrence after amputation in the first case and as first treatment in the second case. Metronomic therapy was added in both dogs. Complete and partial regression of the cutaneous lesions was achieved, respectively, with a period of 31 months of disease-free interval (first case) and 12 months of stable disease (second case). Self-limiting grades I and II acute side effects were observed. Radiation therapy can be an alternative to surgery in the treatment of inoperable cutaneous progressive angiomatosis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30510309/