Gastric leiomyoma – a report of two cases

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Maria Carolina Ferraz de Carvalho

Abstract

Gastric cancer in dogs is rare. Leiomyoma is a benign tumor
that occurs most commonly in the stomach of older dogs. Its
symptoms are associated with a functional disorder of the stomach
flow. The best investigative tests for gastric cancer are abdominal
ultrasound and endoscopy; diagnosis is based on histopathologic
examination. Treatment of gastric cancer is performed by surgical
resection, with a good prognosis when complete tumor excision
is obtained. In this article, two cases of gastric leiomyoma
are reported, both in older asymptomatic bitches where the
leiomyoma was found by abdominal ultrasound. With the
surgical excision of the tumors, good survival of both animals
was attained.

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CARVALHO, M. C. F. DE. Gastric leiomyoma – a report of two cases. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 14, n. 2, p. 20-25, 29 Aug. 2016.
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SMALL ANIMALS CLINIC