Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diagnosing lung lymphoma in two dogs using bronchoalveolar lavage
By Yohn, S E et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1994·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Confirmation of a pulmonary component of multicentric lymphosarcoma with bronchoalveolar lavage in two dogs.
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Plain-English summary
Two dogs with multicentric lymphosarcoma (a type of cancer) were brought in because they were coughing and having trouble breathing. They also had swollen lymph nodes and enlarged organs. The vet used a procedure called bronchoalveolar lavage to collect fluid from their lungs, which showed signs of cancer. Unfortunately, both dogs passed away, but the lung tissue examination after they died confirmed that the cancer had spread to their lungs.
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Abstract
Histologic examination of lung tissue has been the only definitive diagnostic procedure used to confirm pulmonary involvement with lymphosarcoma (LSA) in dogs. Lung involvement with LSA was diagnosed by cytologic examination of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in 2 dogs with multicentric LSA. Both dogs had cough or dyspnea, in addition to peripheral lymphadenopathy or visceral organomegaly. Both dogs had nonspecific, abnormal thoracic radiographic findings, including diffuse pulmonary interstitial pattern, hydrothorax, and mediastinal and retrosternal lymphadenopathy. In these 2 dogs, postmortem lung histologic examination, performed immediately after bronchoalveolar lavage, confirmed the cytologic diagnosis of pulmonary infiltration with LSA.
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