She is being treated
for lymphosarcoma (one of the vets is a board certified oncologist).
Chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment
for lymphosarcoma.
Not exact matches
The research team reviewed the records of female and male Golden Retrievers, ranging in age from 1 to 8 years, that had been examined at UC - Davis» William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
for hip dysplasia, cranial cruciate ligament tear,
lymphosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma, and mast cell tumor.
Percentages and number of cases over the total sample size
for each neutering status group; intact and neutered early or late
for male Golden Retrievers (1 — 8 years old) diagnosed with hip dysplasia (HD), cranial cruciate ligament tear (CCL),
lymphosarcoma (LSA), hemangiosarcoma (HSA), and / or mast cell tumor (MCT) at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of the University of California, Davis, from 2000 — 2009.
Evaluating Treatment Protocols
for Canine
Lymphosarcoma Wallace B. Morrison DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM College of Veterinary Medicine Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Evaluating Treatment Protocols
for Canine
Lymphosarcoma (malignant lymphoma) Wallace B. Morrison DVM College of Veterinary Medicine Purdue University
While treatments are available
for epitheliotropic
lymphosarcoma, there is no cure.
A complete evaluation of a dog suspected of having
lymphosarcoma involves obtaining a biopsy or aspirate of the affected tissues and a search
for tumor in other locations (this is what we call staging).
For mast cell tumors,
lymphosarcoma, and hemangiosarcoma, in general, the younger the dog was sterilized, the younger the dog was when he / she developed cancer.
A more recent publication from U.C. Davis (de la Riva, Hart et al, 2013) looked at two joint disorders and three cancers — hip dysplasia, cranial cruciate ligament tear,
lymphosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma and mast cell tumor — and showed that,
for all five diseases analyzed, the disease rates were significantly higher in both males and females that were neutered either early or late compared with intact (non-neutered) dogs.