Objective: To report the survival times in dogs that received a standardized palliative-intent radiation therapy (RT) protocol for the treatment of canine appendicular osteosarcoma (OSA), alone or in combination with bisphosphonates (BPs), and to determine whether the addition of BPs affects survival. A secondary objective was to identify prognostic features that may influence outcome in dogs undergoing treatment.
Design: Retrospective case series.
Case description: A 2-year-old 5.1-kg (11.2-lb) castrated male Siberian cat was examined because of a history of an abnormal right pelvic limb gait and a 4- to 5-month history of progressive constipation. Radiographs obtained by the referring veterinarian showed an osteoproductive and osteolytic bony lesion that involved the right ischium and filled the obturator foramen.
OBJECTIVE: To describe and report outcomes after lateral translation of the manus for limb-sparing management of distal radial osteosarcoma in dogs.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case series.
STUDY POPULATION: Eighteen client-owned dogs.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of surgical site infection (SSI) on the median disease-free interval (DFI) and median survival time (MST) in dogs after amputation in the curative-intent treatment of appendicular osteosarcoma (OSA).
OBJECTIVE: To report the clinical application of a hemipelvic and proximal femoral endoprosthesis for limb salvage.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case report.
ANIMAL: One 5-year-old, neutered female, flat coated retriever with a malignant neoplasia of the left coxofemoral joint.
OBJECTIVE: To report modification of the endoprosthesis surgical limb-salvage technique to treat a locally extensive osteosarcoma in a dog and associated functional outcome.
STUDY DESIGN: Clinical case report.
ANIMALS: One client-owned dog.
Objective: To report modification of the endoprosthesis surgical limb‐salvage technique to treat a locally extensive osteosarcoma in a dog and associated functional outcome.
Study design: Clinical case report.
Animals: One client‐owned dog.
OBJECTIVE: To report modification of the endoprosthesis surgical limb-salvage technique to treat a locally extensive osteosarcoma in a dog and associated functional outcome.
STUDY DESIGN: Clinical case report.
ANIMALS: One client-owned dog.
OBJECTIVE: To critically evaluate whether open fracture fixation is a significant risk factor for latent osteosarcoma development.
STUDY DESIGN: Case-control study.
SAMPLE POPULATION: Dogs undergoing open fracture repair and dogs diagnosed with osteosarcoma.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the surgical technique for ischiectomy in the dog and to report the procedure in a case.
STUDY DESIGN: Case report.
ANIMAL: An 11-year-old spayed female mixed breed dog with chondrosarcoma of the ischium.
METHODS: The dog presented for hindlimb lameness and evaluation after a radiographic finding of a lytic lesion confined to the left ischium. Following staging and confirmation of stage 1 disease, an ischiectomy with preservation of the hindlimb was performed.