Pubectomy and stereotactic radiotherapy for the treatment of a non-resectable sacral osteosarcoma causing pelvic canal obstruction in a dog.

Can Vet J

Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA (Randall); Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA (Boston); Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario (Oblak); Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Gardner); Flint Animal Cancer Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (Griffin); Angell Animal Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Kubicek).

Published: September 2016

A pubectomy was carried out to relieve obstruction of the pelvic canal in a 6-year-old dog diagnosed with sacral osteosarcoma. Two days after surgery, the dog was ambulatory with normal urination and defecation. Pubectomy is a viable option to relieve clinical signs in patients with pelvic canal obstruction due to a non-resectable tumor.

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