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Long‐term survival of a dog diagnosed with a primary multicentric hepatic plasma cell tumour treated with surgery and chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Pierini Alessio,
Binanti Diana,
Marchetti Veronica,
Speca Matteo,
Pisani Guido
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1002/vrc2.131
Subject(s) - medicine , nodule (geology) , chemotherapy , surgery , gastrectomy , adjuvant chemotherapy , radiology , cancer , paleontology , breast cancer , biology
Abstract A 7‐year‐old, intact, female Jack Russell terrier was presented for evaluation of a mammary nodule. Abdominal ultrasonography for initial staging revealed a 1 cm hypoechoic nodule within the left lateral hepatic lobe (LLHL), which was histologically determined to be a plasma cell tumour (PCT). Computed tomography revealed an additional 5 mm nodule in the right medial hepatic lobe (RMHL). Exploratory celiotomy showed that the PCT in the LLHL adhered to the gastric wall. Partial liver lobectomy and partial gastrectomy were carried out to remove the PCT in the LLHL. Marginal excision was done to remove the RMHL nodule, which was determined to be a PCT. The dog was treated with prednisone and melphalan for 6 months and remained in complete clinical remission for 37 months. Surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy were successful in maintaining long‐term remission in this patient. This is the first report of primary multicentric hepatic PCT in a dog.