help calcinosus circumscripta - Page 1

hi, wondering if anyone has ever come across this disease mainly affecting gsd and rottweilers?
if so what was the cure / outcome, i have gsds and a male rott pup 10 months old ,i today noticed a raised red sore on the under side of his tongue, hes got to go for a biopsy on wed, i think he will have to some of his tongue off i hope all will be good again as he is a fabulous boy and loves his work
thanks in advance
a very worried owner
gail

Hi Gail
I have a male GSD who had a lump removed from his elbow last May and sent off to the lab, the results came back and it was calcinosis circumscripta, so far no further problems, at the time on here I asked and a few had these tumors removed from their dogs with no adverse affects.
Pam

thanks for that pam, ive read its very rare to appear on the tongue ,im dreading wednesday,where does it come from?

Hi Gail, it is believed there is a genetic component to the condition but not as yet proven.
Pam

Hi Pam,
Where was that lump on his elbow? I've got a foster dog here with a huge lump just below the point of the elbow and another flatter lump inside the opposide foreleg about half way down. Neither seem to be attached to the underlying tissue but more to the skin. Wondering if it's the same thing?

Hi it started small just over the joint on the external side of the foreleg approx where the Humerous and Radius meet, for over a year it didnt bother him but then trauma caused by a dog bite caused it to grow quite quickly it was then that I had it removed. 1 point of interest is that this condition is an inability to process calcium efficiently and this dog as a grade 3 elbows (2 on one leg and 3 on the leg the lump was removed from).of the OCD type.

Hmm.
Interesting Pam. Thank you very much. The calcium thing explains a lot.
This dog was an owner surrender to rescue and we have his papers. Decent breeding, west german working lines, 4 years old, neutered at 10 months. He is on the small side but still within the standard and light boned, more like a female. His elbow lump is in almost exactly the same place. At first I thought it was an odd callus and according to the original owner, it has always been there. But, it has grown very quickly in the 3 months I've had him here. He's off to the vet tomorrow, I will schedule him to have it removed then. 
Thanks again