Surgical resection of a primary tracheal fibrosarcoma in a dog

• Published in: Journal of small animal practice 2006-09, Vol.47 (9), p.537-540
• Main Authors: Mahler, S.P, Mootoo, N.F.A, Reece, J.L.M, Cooper, J.E
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Animals; case studies; disease course; disease detection; disease diagnosis; dog diseases; Dog Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Dog Diseases - pathology; Dog Diseases - surgery; Dogs; fibrosarcoma; Fibrosarcoma - diagnostic imaging; Fibrosarcoma - pathology; Fibrosarcoma - surgery; Fibrosarcoma - veterinary; histopathology; Male; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Neoplasm Staging - veterinary; Radiography; resection; respiratory tract diseases; Rottweiler; sarcoma; trachea (vertebrates); Tracheal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Tracheal Neoplasms - pathology; Tracheal Neoplasms - surgery; Tracheal Neoplasms - veterinary; Tracheotomy - methods; Tracheotomy - veterinary; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 0022-4510; 1748-5827
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2006.00072.x

A four-year-old, entire male Rottweiler was presented with a history of respiratory distress. A tracheal mass was diagnosed on thoracic radiographs and tracheoscopy. Surgical excision of three tracheal rings incorporating the tumour was performed. The mass was found to be a low-grade fibrosarcoma. Twenty-four months later, the owner reported that there was no recurrence of respiratory distress and the dog appeared to be doing well clinically. This case of primary tracheal fibrosarcoma suggests that this type of tumour should be listed in the differential diagnoses for tracheal neoplasia in dogs and that surgical treatment alone may be curative.