Radiation treatment for thymoma in a dog.

M. E. Hitt; D. P. Shaw; P. M. Hogan; V. A. Lennon; J. F. Amann

Radiation treatment for thymoma in a dog.

M. E. Hitt, D. P. Shaw, P. M. Hogan, V. A. Lennon, J. F. Amann

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

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Abstract

A 10-year-old Toy Poodle was admitted for evaluation of a chronic cough caused by a cranial mediastinal mass. The mass was diagnosed, by needle biopsy, as a thymoma. Detection of serum acetylcholine receptor antibodies suggested that the dog had subclinical myasthenia gravis. The dog underwent orthovoltage radiation treatment, which resulted in an approximate 60% reduction in tumor mass and freedom from clinical signs for 6 months. Concurrent use of prednisolone may have been associated with disappearance of the acetylcholine receptor antibodies.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1187-1190
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Volume	190
Issue number	9
State	Published - May 1 1987

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General Veterinary

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