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Biologic Activity of Toceranib Phosphate (Palladia ™) in Canine
Apocrine Gland Anal
Sac Adenocarcinoma (AGASACA).
The canine anal area has two kinds of glands which are prone to tumor formation, the perianal glands (also called the circumanal or hepatoid glands) and the
apocrine anal
sac glands.
Apocrine Gland Adenocarcinoma of the Anal
Sac: Catch it early to improve prognosis — Km L. Cronin, DVM, Dipl.ACVIM
Apocrine gland anal
sac adenocarcinoma is very proliferative, therefore aggressive extirpation is recommended.
The lesions develop from the
apocrine glands of the anal
sac.
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 — tumors arising from the
apocrine glands present on either side of the rectum.
Apocrine gland carcinomas are also known as carcinomas of the anal
sac in the dog.
Each
sac is lined with abundant, modified sebaceous (oil) and
apocrine (sweat) glands.