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PRIMARY OSTEOSARCOMA OF THE STERNUM OF A DOG
Author(s) -
Atwell R. B.,
Seiler R.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1978.tb02417.x
Subject(s) - osteosarcoma , sternum , medicine , radiography , radiology , pathology , anatomy
SUMMARY Primary osteosarcoma of the fifth sternebra is reported in a 6‐year‐old male Great Dane. Presenting signs were suggestive of myocarditis and pulmonary congestion. Electrocardiography revealed R waves of low and variable amplitude and the plasma a‐hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase level was elevated. Radiography revealed neoplasia of the fifth sternebra with extensive bilaterial pulmonary metastases. Histologically the neoplasmshowed typical osteosarcoma with plentiful osteoid production.