| Literature DB >> 24127369 |
Leon Frederick Campbell1, Luke Farmery, Susannah Mary Creighton George, Paul B J Farrant.
Abstract
Our patient is a 75-year-old man who presented after his pet dog licked persistently at an asymptomatic lesion behind his right ear. Examination revealed a nodular lesion in the postauricular sulcus. Histology confirmed malignant melanoma, which was subsequently excised. Canine olfactory detection of human malignancy is a well-documented phenomenon. Advanced olfaction is hypothesised to explain canine detection of bladder, breast, colorectal, lung, ovarian, prostate and skin cancers. Further research in this area may facilitate the development of a highly accurate aid to diagnosis for many malignancies, including melanoma.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24127369 PMCID: PMC3822260 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-008566
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X