Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with leg swelling and blood clots linked to adrenal cancer
By Jaffe, M H et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1999·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Extensive venous thrombosis and hind-limb edema associated with adrenocortical carcinoma in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old spayed female mixed-breed dog was brought in because her back legs were swollen and she was weak. An ultrasound of her abdomen showed problems with a major vein, and further tests revealed multiple blood clots in her veins. Unfortunately, the diagnosis was extensive venous thrombosis (blood clots) caused by a cancerous tumor in her adrenal gland. Sadly, the dog was euthanized due to the severity of her condition.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old, spayed female, mixed-breed dog was referred for evaluation of bilateral hindlimb edema and weakness. Abdominal ultrasonography showed increased echogenicity of the lumen of the caudal vena cava from the level of the urinary bladder to the level of the cranial pole of the right kidney. Bilateral saphenous venograms displayed numerous filling defects in the caudal vena cava, right external iliac vein, right femoral vein, and the right common iliac vein. Extensive venous thrombosis was diagnosed, and the animal was euthanized. Necropsy confirmed the presence of venous thrombosis and revealed a right adrenocortical carcinoma that had invaded the caudal vena cava.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10416775/