Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Large retroperitoneal chondrosarcoma tumor with lung spread in young
By Munday, John S & Prahl, Annalisa·Published in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc·2002·Department of Veterinary Pathology, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Retroperitoneal extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A young female Mastiff developed a large mass in her abdomen, along with fluid in her chest and multiple nodules in her lungs. After testing, the mass was found to be a type of cancer called extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma, which is rare in dogs. Unfortunately, this type of tumor often has a poor outlook, especially since it had already spread to other areas of her body. Treatment options for this condition are limited, and the prognosis is generally not favorable.
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Abstract
A young adult female Mastiff dog developed a large retroperitoneal mass, pleural effusion, and multiple pulmonary and pleural nodules. All masses were diagnosed as mesenchymal subtype chondrosarcomas, using histological and immunohistochemical criteria. Reports of canine extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcomas (EMCs) are rare but involved animals less than 3 years of age in 60% of the cases. This is the first description of this type of tumor developing distant metastases. Evidence from this case and previous reports suggests that EMCs are associated with a poor prognosis.
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