ULTRASONGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN HEPATIC AND SPLENIC LYMPHOSARCOMA IN DOGS AND CATS |
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| Authors: | Christopher R Lamb MA VetMB Lori E Hartzband DVM Amy S Tidwell DVM Susan H Pearson CVT |
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| Institution: | Department of Surgery, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, Massachusetts (Lamb, Tidwell, Pearson);Angell Memorial Animal Hospital, 350 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts (Hartzband). |
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| Abstract: | In a survey of patients with histologically-confirmed hepatic lymphosarcoma at Tufts University, abnormal ultrasound findings were detected in 3 of 14; two had diffuse hepatic hypoechogenicity, one had a focal hypoechoic lesion. In contrast, 5 of 6 patients with spleic lymphosarcoma had an abnormality on ultrasongraphy; two had diffuse hypoechogenicity, one had multiple hypoechoic foci, one had a large, cavitated-appearing mass, and one had an irregular border. In our experience, ultrasonography is an insensitive means of detecting hepatic lymphosarcoma but appears more sensitive for detection of splenic lymphosarcoma. |
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| Keywords: | ultrasonography hepatic diseases spleen lymphosarcoma |
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