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Disseminated Histiocytic Sarcoma with Ureteric Involvement in a Jindo Dog

  • Cho, Hee-Soo (Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University) ;
  • Cheong, Jong-Tae (Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University) ;
  • Park, Hyun-Jung (Laboratory of Veterinary Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Hoon (Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University) ;
  • Jung, Ji-Youl (Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University) ;
  • Yun, Youngmin (Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University) ;
  • Song, Woo-Jin (Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University)
  • Received : 2021.09.02
  • Accepted : 2021.10.18
  • Published : 2021.10.31
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Abstract

We describe the case of a Jindo dog that presented with a 2-month history of an abscess-like mass on the skin of the left hip. The patient was initially diagnosed with a suspected insect bite and was treated with a topical dressing. After observing no improvements, surgical debridement was done to remove the abscess. Nine days after surgery, the patient started showing severe anorexia, vomiting, lethargy, and oliguria. Azotemia was detected, and the patient was diagnosed with acute kidney injury. Ultrasonography depicted an abdominal mass (4.6 × 7.5 cm) in the right ureter, and severe hydronephrosis in the right kidney. The patient was euthanatized. Results of the necropsy, histopathologic examination, and immunohistochemistry for tumor cells, confirmed that the patient had developed hydronephrosis and disseminated histiocytic sarcoma which had metastasized to the lungs. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of acute renal failure produced by ureter invasion and urinary tract obstruction resulting from the abdominal mass of disseminated histiocytic sarcoma in dogs.

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This study was supported by the Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University.

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