Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with abdominal masses diagnosed as ectopic spleen, not cancer
By Kutara, Kenji et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2017·Companion Animal Medical Imaging Center, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: IMAGING DIAGNOSIS-ECTOPIC SPLEEN MIMICKING HEPATIC TUMOR WITH INTRA-ABDOMINAL METASTASES INVESTIGATED VIA TRIPLE-PHASE HELICAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN A DOG.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old male miniature dachshund was brought in with an abdominal mass after having had his spleen removed in the past. Imaging tests showed a mass in the liver and several other masses in the abdomen, which initially looked like a malignant tumor with possible spread. However, after surgery, the masses were found to be normal spleen tissue, indicating that they were ectopic spleens (spleen tissue located in the wrong place) rather than tumors. The dog recovered well after the surgery.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old castrated male miniature dachshund was presented with an abdominal mass. The dog had a history of splenectomy. Triple-phase helical computed tomography was utilized, revealing a hepatic mass and multiple intra-abdominal solid masses. In triple-phase helical computed tomography the images, hepatic mass and two of four intra-abdominal masses were heterogenous in all phases. Therefore, we diagnosed a malignant hepatic tumor and presumed intra-abdominal metastases. The masses were surgically removed and were histologically composed of normal spleen tissues, findings which were consistent with ectopic spleen.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27377289/