Dr Sue spoke with Steve Dale about what might be the most common cancer in dogs, lymphoma.
Dr Sue is guest of on the podcast for Danish veterinarians Success in Veterinary Practice, hosted by Dr Søren Drimer Pejstrup. Here she discusses one of the tough to diagnose and tough to treat cancers, hemangiosarcoma in dogs. (Don’t worry the podcast is in English.)
Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology), Tarrytown, New York
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Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology), Tarrytown, New York
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NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2017 | PEER REVIEWED
Ana M. Cilursu, MD, lost three Rottweilers in a row to bone cancer.
The first dog, Hessa, had chondrosarcoma. She was not a candidate for surgery, and the tumor was quite aggressive.
The second and third dogs, Roddy and Maxine, had osteosarcoma. Both had amputations. Roddy started chemotherapy but developed lung metastases and a malignant pleural effusion several months into the treatment. Maxine did not have chemotherapy and developed spinal metastases three months after the amputation.
Lymphoma is a collection of cancers arising from the malignant transformation of lymphocytes. The common origin is lymphoreticular cells, even though lymphoma clinically is a diverse group of neoplasms. Lymphoma is one of the most common canine cancers, accounting for 7% to 24% of all canine tumors and 85% of hematopoietic tumors.1
The cause of lymphoma is largely unknown and multifactorial. Genetics can play a role, and chromosomal aberrations have been found.1 Dogs with previous immune-mediated thrombocytopenia have been associated with increased risk.2 Whether immunosuppressive medications can increase risk to dogs is unclear. Environmental causes have also been documented.1
Dogs of any age, gender, and breed can be affected with lymphoma, although affected dogs are typically middle-aged to older.1
Genetic predispositions have been noted in pedigrees of bull mastiffs, otter hounds, rottweilers, and Scottish terriers, pointing to a heritable risk.1 Several breeds, including golden retrievers, boxers, basset hounds, Saint Bernards, Scottish terriers, Airedales, Labrador retrievers, bulldogs, and poodles, are reported to be at increased risk.
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🚨Sneak Peak for my latest vlog 🚨
🔶 If you were just told that your dog has a mass in the spleen, you need to watch this video.
🔶 You can watch the full video here: youtu.be/iz5yiNW_XeM
✔️ No, not every mass in the spleen is hemangiosarcoma.
✔️ No, we cannot tell on ultrasound or at surgery what the mass is.
✔️ So we need to go to surgery and wait for the biopsy.
✔️ I will review the double two-thirds rule for masses in the spleen for dogs.
✔️ I will give you tips on when we can be more suspicious it is hemangiosarcoma in your dog, and when it is less likely.
✔️ And I will discuss some of the OTHER cancers and benign masses we see in the spleens of dogs.
✔️ And in part 2 & 3, I will discuss more on hemangiosarcoma symptoms, testing, treatment, and prognosis.
