surgical removal/ resection of sub-iliac lymphnode

RE: surgical removal/ resection of sub-iliac lymphnode

Richard Carter — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 11:56:25 GMT

thanks - further investigation found more spread and involving neck of bladder, pelvic rectum so rx at present mostly lactulose with low dose pred for hypercalcaemia.

RE: surgical removal/ resection of sub-iliac lymphnode

Sara Ramsey — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:18:46 GMT

We're doing chemo (carboplatin)on a dog which was referred for lymph node removal in February. She had the anal sac mass removed 10mths before she developed constipation due to the lymph node spread. She's doing very well ( touch wood)

RE: surgical removal/ resection of sub-iliac lymphnode

Rob Loxley — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 13:27:57 GMT

[quote user="Richard Carter"]resection of this lymph nose by ex lap. Anyone done this before? Tips? Good idea or hopeless[/quote]

I referred a labrador a few years back for removal of the primary and LN spread - it also had followup chemo I seem to remember - and I put it to sleep a few years later due to awful arthritis.

RE: surgical removal/ resection of sub-iliac lymphnode

Thomas Johnson — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:09:44 GMT

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we have a 12 year old cocker spaniel with anal adenosarc with metastasis into the regional pelvic lymphnodes. She is bright, active and happy but has developed marked tenesmus with the pressure of the sub-iliac lymphnode onto the rectum. We are looking at trying to get more space by ideally a removal but possible resection of this lymph nose by ex lap. Anyone done this before? Tips? Good idea or hopeless? Have read a few articles that seem to think one can increase survival times from a few months to possibly up to 20 months but the usual small sample size etc comments apply.

Owners are aware of the prognosis but as this appears to be her only problem are prepared to try something.

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I've not done the surgery myself, but I referred a dog 15 months ago to our local oncology centre with anal sac adenocarcinoma, metastasis to sublumbar lymph node (it was probably about 15cm diameter in a 27kg labrador) and peritonitis, she was a very unwell dog and without treatment I would have euthanased her that day. She had the primary tumour and the lymph node removed and recovered very well. She has recently developed another mass in her caudal abdomen, but at the moment it doesn't seem to be affecting her, she's a very happy dog. Her owners have decided that when it does cause problems they will have her euthanased, particularly as she has also developed chronic kidney failure and wouldn't be a candidate for another GA.