Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with spleen cancer and stomach tumor causing vomiting and weight
By Turnquist, S E et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1997·College of Veterinary Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Splenic hemangiosarcoma and concurrent ossifying gastric adenocarcinoma in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
An eight-year-old spayed female mixed Airedale terrier was brought to the vet because she was experiencing chronic vomiting and losing weight. The dog appeared very thin and had a noticeable swelling in her belly, which the vet found to be a mass in her abdomen. After imaging tests, it was discovered that she had two separate tumors: one on her spleen and another in her stomach. Unfortunately, both tumors were cancerous, and the dog did not survive.
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Abstract
An eight-year-old, spayed female, mixed Airedale terrier was presented for chronic vomiting and weight loss. Although emaciated, the dog had a pendulous abdomen with a palpable, left-sided, cranial abdominal mass. Diagnostic imaging confirmed a mass effect associated with both the spleen and stomach; it was unclear whether one mass or two was present. Necropsy confirmed the presence of two unrelated malignant abdominal neoplasms: a splenic hemangiosarcoma and an ossifying gastric adenocarcinoma.
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