Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Contrast ultrasound helps diagnose metastatic spleen cancer in a cat
By Webster, Natalie & Holloway, Andrew·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2008·Resident in Diagnostic Imaging, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Use of contrast ultrasonography in the diagnosis of metastatic feline visceral haemangiosarcoma.
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old cat was brought to the vet because it was losing weight and not eating well. Tests, including X-rays and ultrasound, revealed a large mass in the spleen and a nodular mass in the liver. Further examination confirmed that these masses were caused by a type of cancer called haemangiosarcoma. This case highlights the use of a special ultrasound technique that helps identify liver tumors in cats, which hasn't been reported before.
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Abstract
A 12-year-old cat was presented for investigation of weight loss and inappetence. Radiography and conventional grey-scale ultrasonography showed a large mid-body splenic mass. Contrast enhanced ultrasonography of the liver demonstrated a hypoechoic left lateral lobe nodular mass during the peak and late portal-phases of liver enhancement. Histopathology of the splenic mass and hepatic nodular mass confirmed haemangiosarcoma. The use of ultrasound microbubble contrast media in the diagnosis of hepatic metastasis in the cat has not been previously reported in the cat.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18440849/