title: Acquired myasthenia gravis associated with oral sarcoma in a dog.
abstract: Acquired myasthenia gravis is a common neuromuscular disorder resulting from autoantibody directed against the post-synaptic acetylcholine nicotinic receptors in skeletal muscle. Myasthenia gravis has been reported previously as a paraneoplastic syndrome. This case report presents myasthenia gravis secondary to an oral sarcoma in a juvenile Mastiffdog.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA. kstepani@umn.edu
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stepaniuk
authors.forename: Loïc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Legendre
authors.forename: Shelby
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D010375:Pedigree; D011859:Radiography; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*