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Case Report · Volume 2, Issue 3, Pages 139–141, 4 February 2014 · Open Access

Multicentric Malignant Tricoepithelioma in a Bhutia Dog and its Management

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4 February 2014
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  • Multicentric malignant tricoepithelioma in a Bhutia dog and its management.
  • Excisional biopsy confirmed the malignant tricoepithelioma and it was removed by surgical excision under general anaesthesia.
  • Since it was multicentric and malignant, cyclophosphamide was given along with surgical excision.
  • A one and half year old, male non–descript (Bhutia) dog was brought to Institute Referral Veterinary Polyclinics with the history of limping and a unique flower shaped growth in right fore–limb since a week.

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Malavalli Umakantha Shivakumar1, Swapan Kumar Maiti*1, Jayaraamappa Venkataravanapa Lokesh2, Muthuswamy Ranjithkumar3, Anbazhagan Velavan1, Nitin Pandurang Kurade2, Kumar Naveen1, Malik Mohammad Sams-uz Zama1
1Division of Surgery, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 (U.P.), India; 2Division of Pathology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 (U.P.), India; 3Division of Medicine, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 (U.P.), India
*Corresponding author: maiti_62@rediffmail.com; swapanivri@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
Multicentric malignant tricoepithelioma is very rarely reported in dogs and surgical excision was considered curative. A one and half year old non–descript male dog was presented with the history of limping and growth in right forelimb. Excisional biopsy confirmed the malignant tricoepithelioma and it was removed by surgical excision under general anaesthesia. After two months, the tumour reappeared at prepuce region and left digital paw. Since it was multicentric and malignant, cyclophosphamide was given along with surgical excision. No recurrence of tumour was recorded during two years of follow–up.

Key Words: Multricentric malignant tricoepithelioma, Cyclophosphamide, Dog

Case Report

Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences 2 (3): 139 – 141

Multicentric Malignant Tricoepithelioma in a Bhutia Dog and its Management

Malavalli Umakantha Shivakumar1, Swapan Kumar Maiti1*, Jayaraamappa Venkataravanapa Lokesh2, Muthuswamy Ranjithkumar3, Anbazhagan Velavan1, Nitin Pandurang Kurade2 Kumar Naveen1 Malik Mohammad Sams–uz Zama1

  1. Division of Surgery, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 (U.P.), India
  2. Division of Pathology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 (U.P.), India
  3. Division of Medicine, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 (U.P.), India

*Corresponding author: maiti_62@rediffmail.com; swapanivri@gmail.com

ARTICLE CITATION: Shivakumar MU, Maiti SK, Lokesh JV, Ranjithkumar M, Velavan A, Kurade NP, Naveen K, Zama MM S (2014). Multicentric malignant tricoepithelioma in a Bhutia dog and its management. Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 2 (3): 139 – 141.
Received: 2014–01–13, Revised: 2014–01–23, Accepted: 2014–01–24
The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at ( http://dx.doi.org/10.14737/journal.aavs/2014/2.3.139.141 ) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The authors are highly thankful to the Incharge, Institute Referral Polyclinics; Head, Division of Surgery and Director, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar–Pradesh, India for providing necessary facilities to carry out this work.

CONFLICTOF INTEREST

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interests with respect to their authorship or the publication of this article.

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