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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 [-]Candida glabrata infection of urinary bladder in a Chinchilla Persian cat
2017
Woo, S., Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea | Kim, H.H., Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea | Kang, J.H., Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea | Na, K.J., Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea | Yang, M.P., Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
A 5-year-old castrated male Chinchilla Persian cat weighing 4.84 kg was referred for hematuria. The cat had a history of urethrostomy and bacterial cystitis. In urine culture, Candida glabrata was cultured on Sabouraud dextrose agar. Based on these results, the cat was diagnosed with Candida cystitis. Subsequently, oral administration of fluconazole was initiated. Urine culture was negative at 31 days after administration. This case describes the diagnosis and treatment of Candida glabrata infection of urinary bladder in a cat with a history of urethrostomy.
Show more [+] Less [-]A case of polypoid cystitis in a dog
2009
Im, E.J., Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea | Kang, S.C., Preclinical Research Center, Chemon Inc., Yongin, Republic of Korea | Jung, J.Y., Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea | Jeon, J.N., Kang-Nam Animal Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Kim, J.H., Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea
Among benign proliferation of the urinary bladder, polypoid cystitis is a rare disease in dogs. It is characterized by epithelial proliferation, chronic inflammation in lamina propria, and development of a polypoid mass or masses without evidence of neoplasia. This report describes histopathologic features of polypoid cystitis in dog. A 10-year-old spayed female shihtzu-dog was presented with two-month history of hematuria. Abdominal ultrasonography confirmed the thickened bladder wall and calculi in both kidneys. Surgical biopsy sample was taken from the thickeded bladder mucosa for the histopathologic examination. The mass was covered with irregular hyperplastic transitional epithelium with the projection into the lumen in multifocal areas as well as many Brunn's nests in lamina propria. Many inflammatory cells such as lymphocyte, plasma cell, and macrophage and few neutrophils were occupied in lamina propria and submucosa. Proliferated fibrous tissues in lamina propria were clarified by using special staining methods. These collagens were stained blue with Masson's trichrome and red with van Gieson, but negative for alcian blue. Based on the clinical, gross, and histopathologic examinations, this case was diagnosed as polypoid cystitis in a dog. In our best knowledge, this is first report of polypoid cystitis in dog in Korea.
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