Bone: neoplasia

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Contributors Dr Ruthanne Chun DVM DipACVIM

Introduction

  • 3-5% of all canine tumors.
  • Three categories.
Primary
  • Osteosarcoma Osteosarcoma (>85% of all bone tumors).
  • Fibrosarcoma Fibrosarcoma (<10% of all bone tumors).
  • Chondrosarcoma Chondrosarcoma.
  • Hemangiosarcoma Pericardium: hemangiosarcoma.
  • Multiple myeloma Myeloma.
  • Lymphoma Lymphoma.
Secondary
  • Metastasis or local invasion from soft tissue or bone tumors.
    • Adenocarcinoma Adenoma adenocarcinoma (mammary Mammary gland: neoplasia , prostatic Prostate: neoplasia , pulmonary).
    • Squamous cell carcinoma (digits, oral Oral squamous cell carcinoma: labial and lingualMouth: squamous cell carcinoma (gingival) , tonsillar Tonsil: squamous cell carcinoma ).
    • Fibrosarcoma Soft tissue sarcoma.
    • Transitional cell carcinoma.
    • Melanoma (oral).
    • Acanthomatous epulis.
    • Lymphosarcoma Lymphoma.
Local invasion
  • Soft tissue tumors invading bone locally.
  • Signs : lameness, swelling, cytology.
  • Diagnosis : signs, radiography, biopsy, radiation therapy may be palliative.
  • Treatment : surgery and chemotherapy.
  • Prognosis : guarded in all cases.
  • See individual components for all further information.

Sources

Publications

Refereed papers

  • Blackwood L (1999) Bone tumors in small animals. JSAP 21 , 31.
  • Lascelles D & White D (1999) Principles of oncological surgery. In Practice 21 , 163-175.

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