Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with malignant testicular tumor spreading to skin and throat areas
By Lucas, X et al.·Published in Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene·2012·Animal Surgery and Medicine Department, Spain·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Unusual systemic metastases of malignant seminoma in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old West Highland White Terrier was brought to the vet because of swelling in the left testicle and scrotum. After surgery, the vet found a seminoma (a type of testicular tumor) and discovered it had spread to other areas, including the skin and surrounding tissues. Over the next two years, the dog developed more lumps and swelling in various parts of the body. Unfortunately, the dog passed away, and a necropsy revealed widespread cancer that had spread to multiple organs.
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Abstract
Unilateral enlargement of left testicle and scrotum was detected in an 8-year-old West Highland White Terrier. The histopathological diagnosis after surgery was a seminoma (SEM) tumour, and a diagnosis of metastatic foci was also detected in vaginal tunic and scrotum. Two months later, new metastatic SEM foci in the skin were diagnosed. Twenty-two months after the initial orchiectomy new multiple cutaneous nodules and a swelling of periesophageal structures were observed. Finally, the necropsy revealed multiple malignant metastatic SEM focus. To the author's knowledge, this is the first description of a canine SEM with unusual widespread metastasis on the base of tongue, soft palate, trachea and pericardium.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22044725/