Adjuvant carboplatin for the treatment of intestinal carcinoid in a dog

In Vivo. 2008 Nov-Dec;22(6):759-61.

Abstract

A ten-year-old castrated male dog was presented due to a two-day history of constipation and tenesmus. At physical examination, the dog was depressed and unresponsive. Aggressive behavior was elicited by deep abdominal palpation and a mass was detected during the examination. Imaging studies evidenced a large jejunal mass. The lesion (6 cm in diameter) was surgically removed. The histopathology report gave a diagnosis of completely excised intestinal carcinoid. The patient recovered well from the procedure and was scheduled for adjuvant chemotherapy. The dog received four doses of carboplatin (300 mg/m2) every three weeks without showing signs of toxicity. The dog is still in remission after 18 months and is reassessed on a three-month schedule. This report represents the first description of long-term control of intestinal carcinoid in the dog and the first of adjuvant chemotherapy for this rare and aggressive neoplasm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aggression
  • Animals
  • Carboplatin / therapeutic use*
  • Carcinoid Tumor / drug therapy
  • Carcinoid Tumor / pathology
  • Carcinoid Tumor / surgery
  • Carcinoid Tumor / veterinary*
  • Constipation / etiology
  • Constipation / veterinary
  • Dog Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Dogs
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Jejunum / pathology
  • Male
  • Orchiectomy

Substances

  • Carboplatin