title: Surgical resection of a primary tracheal fibrosarcoma in a dog.
abstract: A four-year-old, entire male Rottweiler was presented with a history of respiratory distress. A tracheal mass was diagnosed on thoracic radiographs and tracheoscopy. Surgical excision of three tracheal rings incorporating the tumour was performed. The mass was found to be a low-grade fibrosarcoma. Twenty-four months later, the owner reported that there was no recurrence of respiratory distress and the dog appeared to be doing well clinically. This case of primary tracheal fibrosarcoma suggests that this type of tumour should be listed in the differential diagnoses for tracheal neoplasia in dogs and that surgical treatment alone may be curative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences - Small Animal Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Mahler
authors.forename: N F A
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Mootoo
authors.forename: J L M
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Reece
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000662:veterinary; D011859:Radiography; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome