Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog has a large mass on abdomen after surgery - what could it be?
By Allegrini, Gabriella et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2021·Ontario Veterinary College Ringgold standard institution, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Soft tissue sarcoma at the site of a previous laparoscopic-assisted gastropexy in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old spayed female Doberman was brought in for a large lump on her belly that developed at the site of a previous surgery three years ago. Imaging tests showed a 6 x 7 cm mass, which was surgically removed with careful attention to ensure all cancerous tissue was taken out. The mass was diagnosed as a grade III soft tissue sarcoma, but fortunately, the surgery achieved clean margins, meaning no cancer was left behind. This case highlights a potential link between certain surgical sites and the development of tumors in dogs, similar to what has been seen in cats.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old, spayed female, Doberman pinscher dog was presented to the Ontario Veterinary College Health Sciences Center for evaluation of a large subcutaneous mass on the right cranial ventral abdomen. Computed tomography localized a 6 × 7 cm soft tissue mass to the site of a laparoscopic-assisted gastropexy performed 3 years earlier. Body wall resection with wide surgical margins was performed. Histological evaluation identified the mass as a grade III soft tissue sarcoma with clean surgical margins. To the authors' knowledge, this report is the first to detail a case of a soft tissue sarcoma that is suspected to have originated at and/or infiltrated into tissues that were previously incised during a surgical procedure. Key clinical message: Based on this case, there is a possibility of a clinical correlate to the feline injection site sarcoma in the canine species.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33542557/