Carcinoma ovariano em cadela: Relato de caso

Abstract

Advances in veterinary medicine in the oncology field have increasingly allowed the diagnosis and treatment of patients affected by various neoplasms, whether they are common or less frequente, as in the case of ovarian carcinoma in female mammals. This work aims to report a case of ovarian carcinoma diagnosed through histopathological analysis, aiming to contribute to the enrighment of the literature on ovarian neoplasms as well as to return to aspectas of normality off emale reproductive system to aid in the understanding of the disease. The patient reported is a 3-year-old Samoyed female dog referred to oncological care, followed up for two years, containing her surgical and outpatient procedures, her histopathological results and palliative treatment throughout this period using her care diary for these information. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of ovarian carcinoma, thus it was possible to conclude that the procedure of OH, abdominocentesis, thoracentesis and chemotherapy with Carboplatin during the patient’s treatment, were fundamental for the increase in quality of survivel the animal so far.