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Subcutaneous Hemangiosarcoma: The First Report in Maltese Dog

  • Kim, Ha-Jung (Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Hong, Eun-Taek (Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Suh, Guk-Hyun (Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University)
  • Received : 2019.03.13
  • Accepted : 2019.05.09
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

Subcutanous hemangiosarcoma is rare malignant condition in dogs. An eleven-year-old neutered male Maltese was presented with multicentric cutaneous hemorrhagic nodules followed by lethargy. The patient showed regenerative anemia and thrombocytopenia with skyrocketing D-dimer, indicating that he had disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) on progress. Fine needle aspiration, histopathology, X-ray, and computed tomographic scanning ultimately diagnosed this patient as subcutaneous hemangiosarcoma with disseminated metastasis to the body. Unfortunately, the dog died due to side effects of anti-thrombotic therapy for DIC. This case report described a rare subcutaneous hemangiosarcoma in a Maltese dog.

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