Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with kidney cancer treated with surgery and blood pressure meds
By Kwon, Yong-Jin et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2018·College of Veterinary Medicine, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Successful management of proteinuria and systemic hypertension in a dog with renal cell carcinoma with surgery, telmisartan, and amlodipine.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old neutered male Yorkshire terrier was brought in after showing signs of blood in his urine and not wanting to eat for three weeks. The vet found a mass on one of his kidneys, which was surgically removed and confirmed to be kidney cancer. After surgery, the dog received supportive care, and his high blood pressure was treated with a medication called telmisartan. Following these treatments, the dog was able to recover and improve his overall health.
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Abstract
An 11-year-old neutered male Yorkshire terrier dog was presented with a 3-week history of hematuria and anorexia. A unilateral renal mass was detected and surgically removed. The renal mass was diagnosed on histopathologic examination as a renal carcinoma. Supportive medical therapy was carried out and persistent systemic hypertension was managed using telmisartan.
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