Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with injection site bone tumor treated with surgery and chemo
By Selmic, Laura E et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2016·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of extraskeletal osteosarcoma at a previous injection site resulting in prolonged survival in 1 dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old mixed-breed dog was diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer called extraskeletal osteosarcoma at the site of a past injection. The treatment involved surgically removing the tumor and then giving the dog chemotherapy with carboplatin, toceranib, and cyclophosphamide. Despite the cancer spreading to the lungs early on, the dog lived for 20.5 months after the diagnosis, showing that aggressive treatment can lead to extended survival even in challenging cases.
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Abstract
A rare presentation of an extraskeletal osteosarcoma at a previous interscapular injection site in a dog is described. Treatment included surgical excision of the tumor followed by 6 rounds of intravenous carboplatin, oral toceranib, and cyclophosphamide. The dog survived for 20.5 months after diagnosis despite early development of pulmonary metastases.
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