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Splenic smooth muscle tumors in 7 dogs: case reports

  • Yim, So-Jeong (College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Jeju National University) ;
  • Kim, Nakhyoung (College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Jeju National University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Hoon (College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Jeju National University) ;
  • Jung, Ji-Youl (College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Jeju National University)
  • Received : 2022.03.18
  • Accepted : 2022.05.09
  • Published : 2022.06.30

Abstract

We describe 7 cases of splenic smooth muscle tumors in dogs. Histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis revealed that 6 cases were diagnosed as splenic leiomyosarcoma and 1 case as leiomyoma. All dogs underwent splenectomy without chemotherapy, and one of them was euthanized 2 months after surgery because of hepatic metastasis. Of the remaining 6 dogs, 5 died in the postoperative period and only one dog survived > 4 years. The median survival of the 6 dogs was 16.9 months. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first detailed study on splenic smooth muscle tumors in dogs in Korea.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by the 2021 scientific promotion program funded by Jeju National University.

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