Unusual Cutaneous
Metastasis of Urethral Transitional Cell Carcinoma in a Dog
Min-Hee Kangand Hee-Myung Park*
Department of
Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk
University, Seoul, 143-701, South Korea;
*Corresponding author: parkhee@konkuk.ac.kr
Abstract
A
12-year-old spayed female Maltese dog was presented due to 4 months history of
hematuria and pollakiuria. Based on the cytology, radiology, urethral transitional cell
carcinoma (TCC) was diagnosed. No metastasis and invasion to adjacent organ was
revealed at the first presentation and the dog was treated with piroxicam.
Erosion and plaque-like mass were noted at right inner thigh (256 days after first
presentation) and confirmed as unusual cutaneous metastasis of urethral TCC by
post-mortem and histopathological findings.