Canine peritoneal and pleural larval mesocestoidosis with sarcoma development

Alyssa R LeComte1, Katia R Groch1, Kellyn E McNulty2

  • 1Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 4467 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA.

Summary

This study reports a rare case of canine larval mesocestoidosis. A dog developed a soft tissue sarcoma, possibly linked to chronic inflammation from Mesocestoides tapeworm larvae.