Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Treatment and outcome of kidney tumor in 4-month-old Bernese dog
By Frimberger, A E et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1995·Department of Small Animal Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of nephroblastoma in a juvenile dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 4-month-old female Bernese Mountain Dog was brought to the vet because her belly was swollen. After surgery, the vet discovered she had a type of kidney tumor called nephroblastoma. They tried to remove the tumor but couldn't get it all, so they started her on a chemotherapy plan based on treatments used for humans. Although she handled the chemotherapy well, the tumor continued to grow after 15 weeks, and sadly, she was euthanized due to widespread spread of the cancer.
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Abstract
A 4-month-old female Bernese Mountain Dog that was examined because of abdominal distention was found to have a nephroblastoma during exploratory laparotomy. Nephrectomy was performed, but the tumor could not be completely resected. A chemotherapeutic plan for this dog was created by adapting current recommendations for treatment of people with nephroblastoma. Chemotherapy was tolerated extremely well; however, tumor progression became evident after 15 weeks of treatment, and the dog was euthanatized. Widespread metastasis was found at necropsy. Little is known about the natural behavior of this tumor in dogs.
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