title: [Case report: oral malignant melanoma in an 11-month-old Dobermann].
abstract: Oral malignant neoplasms are very common in old dogs. The prognosis of oral malignant melanoma (MM) for long-term survival is poor, because of early metastasis and delayed diagnosis. Oral MM in immature dogs is rare. A case of oral MM in an immature dog is described. The diagnostic workup includes radiographs of the tumor and thorax, a cytologic examination of the regional lymph nodes and a biopsy of the tumor. The therapy with the best chance of success is the radical surgical excision of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Centro Veterinario Airone, Morbio Inferiore.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ballinari
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schiller
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schroff-Ballinari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazzi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Fallbericht: Malignes orales Melanom bei einem 11 Monate alten Dobermann.