Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with intestinal tumor causing cecocolic intussusception seen on CT
By Yoon, Sooa et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2019·College of Veterinary Medicine and BK 21 Plus Project Team, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Dual-phase computed tomography angiography of intestinal carcinoid tumor as a lead point for cecocolic intussusception in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old Labrador Retriever was brought to the vet because he was not eating, was constipated, and seemed depressed. A CT scan showed that part of his intestine was telescoping into another section, and there was a small tumor in his cecum. The vet performed surgery to remove the affected area, and the tumor was identified as a carcinoid tumor, which caused the intestinal blockage. After the surgery, the dog was treated for his symptoms and showed improvement.
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Abstract
In an 8-year-old Labrador Retriever with progressive anorexia, constipation, and depression, CT revealed intussusception of the cecum into the ascending colon and a small cecal mass showing strong enhancement on arterial phase. The ileocecocolic junction was surgically resected and histologically diagnosed as cecocolic intussusception with carcinoid tumor. The carcinoid tumor worked as a lead point of intussusception in this case. Dual phasic CT is useful to assess the presence of gastrointestinal tumors as lead points in old dogs with intussusception.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30996205/