Surgical resection of a primary tracheal fibrosarcoma in a dog

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.

Primary intestinal fibrosarcoma caused by intestinal perforation in a dog: a case report

“…Primary fibrosarcomas of the intestine itself are extremely rare in dogs and other animal species (Goldschmidt and Hendrick 2002), and may originate anywhere in the body (Orr 1984;Mahler et al 2006;Speltz et al 2007;Govaere et al 2010). To the authors' knowledge, to date only one case has been reported in the veterinary literature, in which a tumour was described in a 17-year old Cocker Spaniel (Hurov 1962).…”

“…The skin and subcutis are the primary sites of occurrence of fibrosarcomas in dogs and other domestic animals (Goldschmidt and Hendrick 2002), but these can develop anywhere in the body such as the heart (Speltz et al 2007), liver (Gallati 1956), kidney (Brown et al 1975), urinary bladder (Olausson et al 2005), uterus (Govaere et al 2010), omentum (Rayner et al 2010), trachea (Mahler et al 2006) and, on rare occasions, in the mammary gland (Orr 1984). Primary malignant intestinal tumours are rare in dogs, and they may cause clinical signs of luminal obstruction, intestinal dysfunction and intestinal ulceration and/or perforation, resulting in septic peritonitis (Larock and Ginn 1997;Head et al 2002).…”

Sarcome à cellules fusiformes laryngé de bas grade chez un épagneul de neuf ans

“…Les auteurs rapportent que la masse a été visualisée avec détail par laryngoscopie. Les observations de deux cas plus récents illustrent la pertinence de cet examen qui a permis de localiser, de latéraliser et de détailler l'aspect de la lésion [4,5]. Enfin, l'endoscopie fut le seul examen complémentaire employé avant le retrait chirurgical d'une masse arythénoï-dienne gauche chez un chien [1].…”

Preliminary Study for a Newly Designed Silicone Stent and Delivery System for Canine Obstructive Tracheal Disease

“…Applying a silicone stent to canine tracheal collapse will eliminate the shortcomings associated with metallic stents. Like in human medicine [5,18,23], the silicone stent could also be used for tracheal tumor or tracheal stenosis, although these conditions are rare in veterinary medicine [1,2,11,14].…”