title: Unusual systemic metastases of malignant seminoma in a dog.
abstract: Unilateral enlargement of left testicle and scrotum was detected in an 8-year-old West Highland White Terrier. The histopathological diagnosis after surgery was a seminoma (SEM) tumour, and a diagnosis of metastatic foci was also detected in vaginal tunic and scrotum. Two months later, new metastatic SEM foci in the skin were diagnosed. Twenty-two months after the initial orchiectomy new multiple cutaneous nodules and a swelling of periesophageal structures were observed. Finally, the necropsy revealed multiple malignant metastatic SEM focus. To the author's knowledge, this is the first description of a canine SEM with unusual widespread metastasis on the base of tongue, soft palate, trachea and pericardium.
authors: Animal Surgery and Medicine Department, Veterinary Hospital Teaching, University of Murcia, Espinardo, Murcia, Spain. xiolucas@um.es
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Lucas
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Rodenas
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authors: C
authors: Cuello
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Gil
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authors: Parrilla
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Soler
authors: E
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authors: Belda
authors: A
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authors: Agut
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D018239:Seminoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*