Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Flat-coated retriever with heart aortic tumor and lung cancer
By Nakagawa, Tizianne L D R et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2009·Department of Veterinary Medicine, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Simultaneous aortic body tumor and pulmonary histiocytic sarcoma in a flat-coated retriever.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old flat-coated retriever was diagnosed with two different tumors: one near the heart and another in the lung. The tumor near the heart was identified as a malignant aortic body tumor, while the lung tumor was a pulmonary histiocytic sarcoma. This case highlights that having multiple tumors can happen in dogs, particularly with these types. Unfortunately, the abstract does not provide information on treatment or outcome.
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Abstract
A case of multiple primary tumors observed in the heart base and in the lung of a 7-year-old intact female, flat-coated retriever was reported. Morphological differences between both tumors and detailed immunohistochemical study revealed that the cardiac neoplasm was as a malignant aortic body tumor and the lung tumor was a pulmonary histiocytic sarcoma. The occurrence of aortic body tumor with other primary neoplasms has been previously reported in animals suggesting that this might be a common presentation in dogs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19801903/