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Ultrasonographic assessment of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder in dogs: a perspective of tumor size change
2017
Kim, S., Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Kim, Y., Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Kim, W., Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Choi, M., Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Yoon, J., Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Study purposes were to evaluate ultrasonographic characteristics of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) and quantitate bladder tumor size in dogs. Heterogeneous mass, wall involvement, and broad-based attachment were significantly associated with TCC, but not prominently the trigone region. Mass size evaluation revealed a significant correlation between progressive disease (PD) in TCC patients with piroxicam therapy. Largest diameter of target lesion/ body weight (cm/kg) ratio showed a high mean value in PD. A value greater than 0.3 was associated with PD with 83% sensitivity and 66% specificity. The results suggest that ultrasonography can provide evidence for diagnosing and predicting a prognosis for TCC.
Show more [+] Less [-]Primary intestinal mast cell tumor in a Russian Blue cat: ultrasonographic and histopathological findings
2017
Kim, S.J., Bom animal hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Jaekal, J., Bom animal hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Kim, J.Y., Bom animal hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Oh, D.K., Bom animal hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Cho, J.H., Bom animal hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Kang, M.H., Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Park, H.M., Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
A 11-year-old, female Russian Blue cat was presented with anorexia, vomiting, and diarrhea lasting for 3 days. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a hypoechoic, non-circumferential, and eccentrically formed intestinal loop with altered wall layering and thickening of the tunica muscularis. After surgical resection, histopathologic examination confirmed an infiltrative, round-cell neoplasm composed of sheets and cords of neoplastic mast cells within a fibrotic, edematous stroma. The cat was alive and healthy 6 months after surgery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of an intestinal mast cell tumor in a Russian Blue cat in South Korea.
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