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Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Pekingese Dog  

Lee Ki-chang (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Jung Joo-hyun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Byeon Ye-eun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Oh Sun-kyung (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Seo Eun-jung (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Song Kyung-jin (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Kweon Oh-kyeong (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Yoon Jung-hee (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Choi Min-cheol (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.22, no.2, 2005 , pp. 148-152 More about this Journal
Abstract
An intact female, 5-year-old, Pekingese, weighing 3.5kg with a history of a palpated abdominal mass was referred to Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Seoul National University. In laboratory examination, there were no remarkable abnormalities. Radiographic findings included a left mid-abdominal mass with ill-defined margin, serosal detail loss of peritoneal space, non-uniform opacity of retroperitoneal space, and a radiopaque cystic calculus. On abdominal ultrasonography, a heterogeneous parenchymal mass with irregular contour in the left renal region was found. Computed tomographic findings showed a tumor embolus within the caudal vena cava and an invasion into mesentery, small bowel loops, spleen and pancreas around the large left renal mass. Unilateral nephroureterectomy was performed. Histopathologic examination of the resected mass confirmed the diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma. The dog died one day after surgery. Although ultrasonography could give diagnostic information about mass characteristics, computed tomography (CT) can provide key imaging features of mass characteristics.
Keywords
radiography; ultrasonography; CT; renal cell carcinoma; dog;
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