Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Transitional cell cancer in the kidney of two dogs with blood
By Militerno, G et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary medicine. A, Physiology, pathology, clinical medicine·2003·Department of Veterinary Public Health and Animal Pathology, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis in two dogs.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old male English Setter and an 11-year-old female Shetland shepherd were brought to the vet for examination. The Setter had blood in his urine, while the Shetland shepherd had unusual whitish material in her urine. Both dogs underwent ultrasound and biopsy, which revealed transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), a type of kidney tumor. After surgery to remove the affected kidney, the Setter was diagnosed with a low-grade, non-invasive TCC, while the Shetland shepherd had an infiltrating TCC. The dogs' conditions were confirmed through further testing after their surgeries.
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Abstract
Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the renal pelvis was found in two dogs, a 7-year-old male English Setter and a 11-year-old female Shetland shepherd. Affected dogs were presented for clinical examination without any specific symptoms but haematuria in case 1 and occurrence of whitish material in the urine of case 2; neoplastic disorders were discovered with ultrasonographic investigation and fine needle aspiration biopsy. Histopathological examination was carried out after nephrectomy and ureterectomy of the affected kidney of both dogs, and confirmed the diagnosis of non-invasive and low grade TCC in case 1 and of infiltrating TCC in case 2. The clinical, gross, cytological and histopathological features of these rare tumours originating from transitional epithelium of the renal pelvis are reported.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15109240/