Cutaneous and subcutaneous metastasis of appendicular osteosarcoma in dogs: 20 cases.
Cyril Parachini-WinterKaitlin M CurranMacKenzie PellinTravis LaverCamille C HanotTimothy H VernierBernard SéguinPublished in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2019)
The skin or subcutaneous tissue can be the first osteosarcoma metastatic site detected. After CSM diagnosis, the prognosis is grave with median survival <2 months. Although this finding could have been biased by case selection, treatment with surgery and chemotherapy may improve outcome.