Adrenalectomia em cão com hemangiossarcoma em adrenal unilateral - relato de caso

Abstract

Adrenalectomy is a surgical procedure performed in dogs and cats to remove one or both adrenal glands, mainly indicated in cases of adrenal tumors. The objective of this article is to report a left adrenalectomy in a dog, diagnosed after histopathology of hemangiosarcoma. A twelve-year-old female dog of mixed breed, was treated at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, referred from an external veterinary service with a history of inflammatory bowel disease and severe hair loss. Abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography imaging tests of the patient showed a nodule in the left adrenal gland measuring approximately 2.32 cm x 3.29 cm. As treatment, surgical therapy of left adrenal ectomy was performed, with a histopathological diagnosis of hemangiosarcoma and medullary hyperplasia. During the surgical and post operative period, the patient presented arterial hypertension, which was managed with medications. She was subsequently referred to the oncology team, which instituted the chemotherapy protocol of 4 sessions of doxorubicin. It was concluded that adrenalectomy is the treatment of choice for adrenal tumor sand the histopathological result is essential for conducting the clinical case.