RADIOGRAPHIC APPEARANCE OF CONFIRMED PULMONARY LYMPHOMA IN CATS AND DOGS |
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| Authors: | NICOLE E GEYER JEAN K REICHLE ALEJANDRO VALDÉS‐MARTÍNEZ JAMIE WILLIAMS JUSTIN M GOGGIN LESLEY LEACH JENNIFER HANSON STEVE HILL TASHA AXAM |
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| Institution: | 1. Animal Surgical and Emergency Center, 1535 S. Sepulveda Boulevard, West Los Angeles, CA 90025;2. Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523;3. Department of Anatomy and Radiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602;4. Metropolitan Veterinary Radiology Ltd., Montclair, NJ 07042;5. Moore Animal Hospital, Fort Collins, CO 80525;6. VDIC, Clackamas, OR 97015;7. Veterinary Specialty Hospital, San Diego, CA 92121;8. Saint Francis Animal Care Center, Decatur, GA 30033. |
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| Abstract: | Herein we describe the thoracic radiographic appearance of confirmed pulmonary lymphoma. Patients with thoracic radiographs and cytologically or histologically confirmed pulmonary lymphoma were sought by contacting American College of Veterinary Radiology members. Seven cats and 16 dogs met the inclusion criteria, ranging in age from 4 to 15 years. Method of diagnosis was via ultrasound‐guided cytology (four), surgical biopsy (two), ultrasound‐guided biopsy (one), and necropsy (16). Radiographic findings varied but ranged from normal (one) to alveolar (six) and/or unstructured interstitial infiltrates (11), nodules and/or masses (eight), and bronchial infiltrates (four). Additional thoracic radiographic findings included pleural effusion and lymphadenopathy. The results of this evaluation indicate a wide variability in thoracic radiographic abnormalities in cats and dogs with pulmonary lymphoma. |
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| Keywords: | cat dog pulmonary lymphoma radiography |
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