Perianal malignant melanoma in a dog

Dae Young Kim; Glenna E. Mauldin; Giselle Hosgood; Doo-Youn Cho

doi:10.1892/0891-6640(2005)19[610:PMMIAD]2.0.CO;2

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Perianal malignant melanoma in a dog

Dae Young Kim, Glenna E. Mauldin, Giselle Hosgood and Doo-Youn Cho

Journal of veterinary internal medicine, Vol.19(4), pp.610-612

2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1892/0891-6640(2005)19[610:PMMIAD]2.0.CO;2

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Abstract

Melanocytic tumors are relatively common in dogs and most often occur in the oral cavity, lip, skin, digit, and eye. There are notable differences in the behavior of these tumors, depending on their anatomical location. The majority of oral melanomas and two-thirds of melanomas arising from the digit are malignant, whereas most of melanomas originating from the haired skin are benign. The anus and perianal areas are very uncommon sites for melanocytic tumors in domestic animals except horses, and most of those tumors in horses are malignant. To our knowledge, perianal malignant melanoma has not been reported in the dog and its prognosis is unknown.

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Title: Perianal malignant melanoma in a dog
Authors/Creators: Dae Young Kim
Glenna E. Mauldin
Giselle Hosgood
Doo-Youn Cho
Publication Details: Journal of veterinary internal medicine, Vol.19(4), pp.610-612
Identifiers: 991005592649807891
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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