Functioning unilateral adrenocortical carcinoma in a dog |
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| Authors: | Olga G??jska-Zygner Roman Lechowski Wojciech Zygner |
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| Institution: | Centre of Small Animal Health, Clinic Multiwet, Warsaw, Poland (Gójska-Zygner); Department of Small Animal Diseases Clinic (Lechowski), and Department of Preclinical Sciences (Zygner), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland |
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| Abstract: | An 11-year-old, 24-kg, intact female Siberian husky dog in anestrus had a 2-month history of polyuria and polydipsia. The dog had signs of mineralocorticoid excess such as hypertension and hypokalemia refractory to potassium supplementation. Abdominal ultrasound revealed an irregular mass in the left adrenal gland. The ACTH stimulation test for aldosterone concentration did not reveal hyperaldosteronism. Unilateral adrenalectomy was performed and histopathology identified adrenal cortical carcinoma. All clinical signs of mineralocorticoid excess ceased after surgery. |
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