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DIAGNOSIS AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF A TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA IN THE BLADDER APEX OF A PET RABBIT (ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS) |
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| Authors: | Shawna J Cikanek David Eshar Melissa Nau Samuel Hocker Gordon Andrews David S Biller |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA;2. Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA |
| Abstract: | A 6-year-old, 1.9-kg female spayed lop-eared European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) was evaluated for acute hematuria and inappropriate urination and defecation of less than 12-hours duration. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a suspected bladder mass. Ultrasound-guided cystocentesis was performed and the results of the urinalysis were unremarkable. An abdominal exploratory surgery revealed a nodular cystic mass at the cranial ventral apex of the bladder wall which measured 0.5 cm × 0.5 cm. Based on histopathologic evaluation, excision of the neoplasm was complete and the mass was diagnosed as transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. This case suggests that urinary bladder transitional cell carcinoma should be considered in pet rabbits presenting with similar clinical signs. |
| Keywords: | hematuria rabbit transitional cell carcinoma Address correspondence to: Shawna J Cikanek MS DVM University of Madison-Wisconsin 2015 Linden Drive Madison WI 53711 |
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