ESOPHAGEAL PLASMACYTOMA IN A DOG

Authors
HAMILTON TA CARPENTER JL
Citation
Ta. Hamilton et Jl. Carpenter, ESOPHAGEAL PLASMACYTOMA IN A DOG, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 204(8), 1994, pp. 1210-1211
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031488
Volume
204
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1210 - 1211
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1488(1994)204:8<1210:EPIAD>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A 14-year-old spayed female dog of mixed breeding had a 3-week history of regurgitation of food occasionally mixed with blood. An esophagram revealed a mass in the caudal portion of the esophagus. The mass was partially removed through esophagoscopy Evaluation of light microscopy , immunoperoxidase technique, and electron microscopy was consistent w ith an esophageal plasmacytoma. Surgical of the esophageal plasmacytom a was performed. Dogs with esophageal plasmacytoma appear to have a go od prognosis.