Pericardial effusion is a relatively common cause of cardiac disease in dogs, especially large breeds. The accumulation of a sufficient amount of fluid within the pericardial sac results in a limitation of diastolic filling. Although both sides of theheart are affected, the thinner walls of the ...
Hemangiosarcomais a type of cancer that originates from the cells that form blood and blood vessels in pets. It predominantly affects the spleen, but can also affect the heart, skin, and liver. In fact, it can even manifest in multiple places simultaneously, which contributes to its complexit...
Stages of Hemangiosarcoma Tumors in Dogs Hemangiosarcoma is an indolent cancer. In the initial stages, the cancer develops very slowly, asymptomatically, and painlessly. The most common primary sites of the tumors are the spleen, the right atrium of the heart and the tissue beneath the...
Hemangiosarcoma is an aggressive vasoformative cancer of dogs with a site predilection for organs with well-developed vascular networks such as spleen, heart, liver, skin, lungs, kidney, omentum, muscle, bone marrow, and brain. Overall, the same organs are affected in dogs, mice, and humans ...
One dog in the highest cohort experienced acute hypotension after six months on propranolol, which resolved with dose reduction. Although a statistically significant survival benefit was not seen in this study when compared to historic controls, a subset of dogs (n=8 or 40%) exceeded the ...
Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues from HSAs in the spleen (n = 9), heart (n = 6), and other locations (n = 12) from 17 dogs were sectioned and immunohistochemically labeled with CD204 and CD206 antibodies. The mean number of log(CD204)- and log(CD206)-positive cells and ...
HeartAtrial mass resection is possible in a limited number of dogs with hemangiosarcoma in which only the right atrial appendage or atrial free wail is involved.Brisson BAHolmberg DLJournal of the American Veterinary Medical AssociationBrisson, B.A., e Holmberg, D.L. (2001)." Use of ...
Results—The most common initial complaints included acute collapse (8 [35%] dogs), anorexia or inappetence (8 [35%]), and lethargy (8 [35%]). The most common physical examination abnormalities included muffled heart sounds (12 [52%] dogs), tachycardia (7 [30%]), and weak pulses (7...
Recently, electrochemotherapy (ECT) has emerged as an alternative therapy for the local ablative treatment of different neoplastic types; the use of radiotherapy for the treatment of dogs with cutaneous HSA is uncommon. There is greater consensus in the literature regarding the indications for ...
Animals-57 dogs (18 with confirmed [5 dogs] or suspected [13] cardiac hemangiosarcoma, 14 with confirmed hemangiosarcoma involving sites other than the heart [noncardiac hemangiosarcoma], 10 with pericardial effusion not caused by hemangiosarcoma, and 15 with noncardiac nonhemangiosarcoma neoplasms...