Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Radiation and chemo used to treat carotid tumor in dog
By Dolera, Mario et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2018·From the La Cittadina Fondazione Studi e Ricerche Veterinarie, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: VMAT Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in a Multimodal Approach to a Carotid Paraganglioma in a Dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old female pit bull was brought in for a swelling on the left side of her neck. After tests, the vet found a tumor connected to a major artery, which was surgically removed. To help prevent the tumor from coming back, the dog received a special type of radiation therapy followed by chemotherapy. Over the next year, she experienced some mild side effects, but there were no signs of the tumor returning. This approach of combining surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy worked well for her condition.
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Abstract
A 7 yr old female pit bull terrier was presented for a cervical soft tissue swelling located in the left jugular region. No abnormalities were present at physical examination or in the laboratory workup. Computed tomography and MRI scans showed a well-defined, ovoid, single mass in the left dorsal cervical region connected to the common carotid artery, histologically consistent with carotid body paraganglioma. The mass was surgically resected. Frameless stereotactic body radiation therapy with volumetric modulated arc therapy was set up as adjuvant treatment. After radiation therapy, systemic chemotherapy with carboplatin was started. During the first yr of follow-up, acute grade I dermatitis and grade I left-side laryngeal mucositis were recognized. One yr after radiation therapy, no signs of late radiotoxicity or tumor recurrence were observed. Grade I thrombocytopenia concurrent with chemotherapy was observed. This is the first reported case of a carotid body paraganglioma treated by multimodal therapy, with surgical resection and adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Stereotactic body radiation therapy with volumetric modulated arc therapy treatment after surgery provided excellent disease control and was well tolerated with slight side effects.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29372869/