Osteopatia hipertrófica em cão

Abstract

We describe a case of hypertrophic osteopathy in dogs in the Reconcavo of Bahia. The animal was taken to the Hospital University of Medicine Veterinary the University Federal of Reconcavo of Bahia (HUMV- UFRB) complaining of swelling in the limbs and difficulty in walking after being carried out mastectomy procedure, because of a malignant tumor. After a few months the dog came to death, and autopsy observed macroscopic lesions as tumor implantation in the chest cavity and increased bone volume of the distal limbs, characteristic changes of hypertrophic osteopathy. The microscopy of thoracic lesions revealed neoplastic cells with solid carcinoma feature, the same found in breast tumor. In this case we can confirm that the hypertrophic osteopathy injuries found were secondary to metastatic mammary gland.