{"title":"Primary mast cell tumour of the soft palate in a dog","authors":"Emily Frapwell, Aaron Harper, Jon Hall","doi":"10.1002/vrc2.985","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A 12‐year‐old, male, entire Labrador retriever was presented to its primary care practice with a history of vomiting. A soft tissue mass was identified within the soft palate. Cytology from a fine‐needle aspirate revealed atypical mast cells, consistent with a mast cell tumour. Initial staging included complete blood count, serum biochemistry, serum electrolyte assay, thoracic, abdominal and cervical radiographs, computed tomography of the head and neck, and ultrasound‐guided aspirates of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes, liver and spleen. No evidence of nodal or distant metastasis was identified, and a diagnosis of primary soft palatal mast cell tumour was made. The dog underwent staphylectomy followed by adjunctive chemotherapy. Repeat staging was performed, which did not identify any evidence of metastasis. The dog died 22 months after initial presentation from an unknown cause.","PeriodicalId":23496,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record Case Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Veterinary Record Case Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.985","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"VETERINARY SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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A 12‐year‐old, male, entire Labrador retriever was presented to its primary care practice with a history of vomiting. A soft tissue mass was identified within the soft palate. Cytology from a fine‐needle aspirate revealed atypical mast cells, consistent with a mast cell tumour. Initial staging included complete blood count, serum biochemistry, serum electrolyte assay, thoracic, abdominal and cervical radiographs, computed tomography of the head and neck, and ultrasound‐guided aspirates of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes, liver and spleen. No evidence of nodal or distant metastasis was identified, and a diagnosis of primary soft palatal mast cell tumour was made. The dog underwent staphylectomy followed by adjunctive chemotherapy. Repeat staging was performed, which did not identify any evidence of metastasis. The dog died 22 months after initial presentation from an unknown cause.
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Vet Record Case Reports is an online resource that publishes articles in all fields of veterinary medicine and surgery so that veterinary professionals, researchers and others can easily find important information on both common and rare conditions. Articles may be about a single animal, herd, flock or other group of animals managed together. Common cases that present a diagnostic, ethical or management challenge, or that highlight aspects of mechanisms of injury, pharmacology or histopathology are deemed of particular educational value. All articles are peer reviewed and copy edited before publication.