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Bailey, my black cocker spaniel, was diagnosed December 23, 2009 with
anal sac adenocarcinoma spreading to the lungs and lymph nodes and we have seen a Chinese Medicine Oncologist in Michigan (though I am from Canada).
The female with
anal sac adenocarcinoma has a much worse prognosis because this type is much more invasive.
Anal gland adenocarcinoma (AGA)(also known as apocrine gland anal sac carcinoma adenocarcinoma or
anal sac adenocarcinoma) is an uncommon cancer that arises from the apocrine glands in the walls of the anal sacs.
Cytology from fine needle aspirate of
an anal sac adenocarcinoma.
Anal sac adenocarcinoma has been diagnosed in both male and female dogs.
Anal sac adenocarcinoma is an uncommon condition affecting older dogs that can cause tumors to grow on the anal sacs.
Anal sac adenocarcinoma is treated with surgical removal, followed in some cases by tradition therapy and chemotherapy.
The most likely cancers to cause this effect are lymphomas, which often are an intestinal cancer, and
anal sac adenocarcinomas.
Median survival for dogs with
anal sac adenocarcinomas was 544 days and dogs with tumors < 10 cm having a significant better prognosis.
Chemotherapy combined with surgery has been used in a few cases, but their efficacy in the treatment of apocrine gland
anal sac adenocarcinoma has not been established yet.
Anal Sac Adenocarcinoma: Anal gland tumors (Adenocarcinomas) are usually seen in older female dogs.
Anal Sac Adenocarcinoma — tumors arising from the apocrine glands present on either side of the rectum.
The most common ones in dogs are lymphosarcomas and
anal sac adenocarcinomas.