Fibroblastic osteosarcoma of scapula in a dog Scottish Terrier: case report

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Amanda Laís Costa de Oliveira
Daniel dos Santos Baptista
Thais Rodrigues Macedo
Thais Fernanda da Silva Machado

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Osteosarcoma (OSA) is the most primary bone tumor observed in dogs. It a malignant neoplasias that affects the bone formation being with aggressive clinical-histological behavior a fast growth and high metastatic potential. Is observed in middle aged or older dogs with large or giant breed and restricts to the metaphysis of long bones of appendicular skeleton. In routine there was a Scottish Terrier dog attended, male, ten years old, that arrived intermittent claudication of the left forelimb, sensitivity to palpation and edema of firm consistency in the cervicothoracic region, with no previous historic of fractures or trauma. The association of clinical signs with the radiographic cytological and histopathological aspects resulted in the definitive diagnosis of fibroblastic OSA in scapula. The treatment was the amputation of LTM, promoting pain relief with little or none loss of quality of life.

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OLIVEIRA, A. L. C. DE; BAPTISTA, D. DOS S.; MACEDO, T. R.; MACHADO, T. F. DA S. Fibroblastic osteosarcoma of scapula in a dog Scottish Terrier: case report. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 16, n. 3, p. 28-34, 11 Dec. 2018.
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CLÍNICA VETERINÁRIA DE PEQUENOS ANIMAIS