Metastatic malignant mesothelioma in a dog.

A case of malignant mesothelioma in a 5 1/2-year-old St Bernard dog is described. The distribution of the neoplasm was to the pericardium and peritoneum and not the pleura. Distant metastases were found in the bronchial lymph node and bone marrow.

Cisplatin chemotherapy for metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in two dogs.

Cisplatin was used successfully to treat 2 dogs with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. One dog was observed to have a complete remission and died of unrelated causes 23 months later. The other dog had a partial remission of the tumor, but relapsed and was euthanatized 4 1/2 months after the beginning of treatment. Both dogs tolerated the treatment well.

Malignant pilomatricoma in a dog.

A malignant pilomatricoma is described in a dog. The primary tumor apparently developed in the metatarsal area where there were multiple intradermal skin nodules. Lymphatic invasion by tumor cells resulted in metastasis to the mammary glands, lymph nodes and lungs. The tumor is compared to the pilomatricoma in man where no metastasizing types have been identified.