Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with breathing trouble had tracheal tumor removed and is well
By Mahler, S P et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2006·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences - Small Animal Surgery·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Surgical resection of a primary tracheal fibrosarcoma in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old male Rottweiler was brought to the vet because he was having trouble breathing. After some tests, the vet found a mass in his trachea (the windpipe) and diagnosed it as a low-grade fibrosarcoma, which is a type of tumor. The vet performed surgery to remove the tumor along with part of the trachea. Two years later, the dog was doing well and had no more breathing problems, suggesting that the surgery was successful and may have cured him.
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Abstract
A four-year-old, entire male Rottweiler was presented with a history of respiratory distress. A tracheal mass was diagnosed on thoracic radiographs and tracheoscopy. Surgical excision of three tracheal rings incorporating the tumour was performed. The mass was found to be a low-grade fibrosarcoma. Twenty-four months later, the owner reported that there was no recurrence of respiratory distress and the dog appeared to be doing well clinically. This case of primary tracheal fibrosarcoma suggests that this type of tumour should be listed in the differential diagnoses for tracheal neoplasia in dogs and that surgical treatment alone may be curative.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16961472/