A Clinical Report on “Canine Osteosarcoma”

Abstract

Osteosarcoma is an aggressive tumor and it can be assumed to have spread by the time it is first diagnosed; there is no possibility of preventing spread. That said, how well treatments can be expected to work depend on whether or not the tumor spread has progressed so as to be visible. Because osteosarcoma spreads to the lungs as one of its first stops, chest radiographs are important in checking for visible tumor spread. If there is already visible tumor spread at diagnosis, these changes what treatments are recommended. Some specialists recommend nuclear imaging of the skeleton to identify any spread to other bones, which might also alter recommendations; however, this form of imaging is not readily available. We received the dog in our hospital on 5/11/2022 with a history of leg fractures. It was brought here because of no improvement in previous treatments. Based on x-rays and various blood test results, it was suspected to be osteosarcoma, but a follow up FNAC test and chest x-ray were advised to confirm. FNAC test report can tell if the disease is actually osteosarcoma. If osteosarcoma is confirmed, treatment other than surgery is unlikely to work