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Correlation of Ultrasonographic Findings and Cytologic or Histopathologic Diagnoses of Splenic Lesions in Dogs : 124 cases  

Kim, Jun-Young (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Lee, Nam-Soon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Choi, Mi-Hyun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Kim, Wan-Hee (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Youn, Hwa-Young (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Hwang, Cheol-Yong (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Kim, Dae-Yong (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Lee, In-Hyung (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Choi, Min-Cheol (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Yoon, Jung-Hee (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.29, no.2, 2012 , pp. 134-140 More about this Journal
Abstract
This retrospective study was performed to describe and evaluate ultrasonographic characteristics of splenic disorders and to pursue any relationship with cytologic or histopathologic diagnoses. Medical records were reviewed for patients that had undergone both abdominal ultrasonographic procedures and ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) or surgical biopsy of splenic lesions or necropsy from January 2002 to July 2011 at Seoul National University Hospital for Animals. Total 124 dogs, 76 cases with FNA and 48 cases with biopsy, were available for this investigation. The age of dogs ranged from 2 to 17 years ($mean{\pm}SD$ = $9.54{\pm}3.34$ years), with the gender distribution of 61 females (26 spayed) and 63 males (40 neutered). In breed distribution, 114 were purebred dogs and 10 were mixed breed dogs. The dogs represented 26 breeds, with 113 dogs categorized into small-sized breeds. The ultrasonographic appearances of splenic disorders could be classified into 10 types including normal appearance, depending on the distribution and echogenicity of splenic lesions as well as the increase in spleen size and diffuse parenchymal changes. Among 124 cases, 44 (35.4%) had hypoechoic nodules/masses with the highest frequency, followed by 23 (18.5%) with multiple small hypoechoic nodules. Of 124 cases, 70 (56.5%) were benign and 54 (43.5%) were malignant lesions at cytologic or histopathologic results. Each ultrasonographic appearance had variable cytologic or histopathologic diagnoses. However, diffuse heterogenicity and diffuse hypoechogenicity were significantly associated with malignancy (p < 0.05), whereas hyperechoic nodules/masses were more often associated with benignity (p < 0.05). Based on our results, it may be considered that the ultrasonographic examination for spleen could be able to provide the least information necessary for benign and malignant lesions in prioritizing differential diagnoses.
Keywords
dogs; spleen; ultrasonographic findings; cytology; histopathology;
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