"Sac adenocarcinoma" refers to a type of cancer that starts in the glands of a sac-shaped organ in the body. It is a malignant tumor that can spread to other parts of the body if not treated.
Full definition
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Females with anal
sac adenocarcinomas often have high serum calcium levels (hypercalcemia) which in itself can cause kidney failure.
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).
This is not true for females with anal
sac adenocarcinoma.
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.
Any time your dog shows elevated calcium levels, he should also be checked for anal
sac adenocarcinoma.
Anal
sac adenocarcinoma is treated with surgical removal, followed in some cases by tradition therapy and chemotherapy.
The glands are also removed when anal
sac adenocarcinoma is diagnosed (followed by radiation).
The most likely cancers to cause this effect are lymphomas, which often are an intestinal cancer, and anal
sac adenocarcinomas.
Apocrine gland anal
sac adenocarcinoma is very proliferative, therefore aggressive extirpation is recommended.
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.
Phrases with «sac adenocarcinoma»