Occurrence of carotid body chemodectomas in dog

Authors

  • Tatiane Furtado de Carvalho
  • Humberto Eustáquio Coelho
  • Flavia Maria  Esteves Machado
  • Hélio Alberto
  • Carla Cunha Locce
  • Karina Danielle Cobo Silva
  • Claúdio Henrique Gonçalves Barbosa
  • Aline Oliveira Coelho Magalhães

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v5n31.1202

Keywords:

chemodectoma, carotid body, dog, neoplasms

Abstract

Chemodectomas are malignant or benign neoplasms of chemoreceptor cells, which are commonly located in the base of the dog’s heart. This paper reports a case of chemodectoma in an 11 years old male dog of Fila Brasileiro breed, in Uberaba city. The animal has a frequent cough, dyspnea and members edema. Carotid body chemodectoma was diagnosed on lung areas, liver, spleen and pancreas metastases. The chemodectoma causes still unknown, but most of affected animals, has a chronic respiratory disease, associated with the neoplasms.

Published

2015-09-16

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

1.
Carvalho TF de, Coelho HE, MachadoFM Esteves, Alberto H, Locce CC, Silva KDC, et al. Occurrence of carotid body chemodectomas in dog. Pubvet [Internet]. 2015 Sep. 16 [cited 2025 Apr. 3];5(31). Available from: https://ojs.pubvet.com.br/index.php/revista/article/view/2207

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