Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
CT scan shows dog axillary liposarcoma with liver spread
By Biedak, Nathan et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2023·Department of Clinical Sciences at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Computed tomographic features of an axillary liposarcoma with hepatic metastasis.
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Plain-English summary
A senior dog was brought in because he was very tired, having trouble breathing, and leaking urine. X-rays showed a large mass in his armpit and another mass in his lungs. A CT scan revealed that he also had many small masses in his liver. Tests confirmed that the main mass was a type of cancer called liposarcoma, which had spread to the liver, and he also had lung cancer. Unfortunately, this dog had serious health issues due to the cancer spread.
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Abstract
A geriatric dog presented for lethargy, dyspnea, and urinary incontinence. Thoracic radiographs demonstrated a large, mixed fat, and soft tissue opaque axillary mass and a pulmonary mass. Computed tomography (CT) further characterized these masses and revealed innumerable fat-attenuating hepatic masses and cranial mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Histopathology of the axillary and hepatic masses confirmed grade two primary axillary liposarcoma with hepatic metastasis. Cytology of the pulmonary mass was consistent with a pulmonary carcinoma. This is the first published CT description of fat-attenuating metastatic hepatic liposarcoma in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37582509/