Presumptive subcutaneous surgical transplantation of a urinary bladder transitional cell carcinoma in a dog |
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| Authors: | W I Anderson B M Dunham J M King D W Scott |
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| Institution: | Department of Pathology, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University Ithaca 14853. |
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| Abstract: | A urinary bladder mass in a 12-year-old spayed female West Highland White Terrier was diagnosed after exploratory surgery and biopsy as a transitional cell carcinoma. Four months later the dog presented with an ulcerated plaque-like cutaneous lesion at the previous surgical incision site; concurrent inguinal lymphadenopathy and recurrence of the urinary bladder mass were identified. Transitional cell carcinoma was diagnosed at all 3 sites. Although a definitive relationship cannot be established between the initial surgery for urinary bladder mass and the resultant subcutaneous lesion, surgical implantation should be considered as a source for the neoplastic cells. |
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