Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with rectal tumor causing chronic diarrhea treated successfully
By Reimer, M E et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1999·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Rectal ganglioneuroma in a dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
An 18-month-old spayed female Australian terrier cross was brought to the vet because she had been experiencing chronic diarrhea for 10 months. During a colonoscopy, the vet found two abnormal growths in her rectum, which were surgically removed. After the surgery, the dog recovered well and showed no signs of illness. Follow-up examinations revealed that she was completely healthy 2.5 years later, marking a successful outcome for this rare condition called ganglioneuroma.
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Abstract
An 18-month-old, spayed female Australian terrier cross was presented with a 10-month history of chronic large bowel diarrhea. Ulceration and two proliferative masses in the rectum were seen on colonoscopy. Surgical resection was performed to remove the masses, and the dog recovered without complications related to surgery. Histopathology was consistent with the diagnosis of ganglioneuroma. The dog had no clinical signs of disease within three months of surgery and was completely normal 2.5 years after diagnosis. This is the first report providing follow-up and successful outcome of a ganglioneuroma in the gastrointestinal tract of a dog.
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