ULTRASONOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF CANINE ABDOMINAL MALIGNANT HISTIOCYTOSIS

  1. Sammy Ramirez DVM, MS,
  2. James P. Douglass DVM, MS,
  3. Ian D. Robertson BVSc*

Article first published online: 19 MAY 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2002.tb01664.x

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Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound

Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound

Volume 43, Issue 2, pages 167–170, March 2002

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Ramirez, S., Douglass, J. P. and Robertson, I. D. (2002), ULTRASONOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF CANINE ABDOMINAL MALIGNANT HISTIOCYTOSIS. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, 43: 167–170. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2002.tb01664.x

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Radiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606.

*Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Ian Robertson, Department of Anatomy, Physiological Sciences and Radiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27606.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 MAY 2005
  2. Article first published online: 19 MAY 2005
  3. Received February 22, 2001; accepted for publication August 29, 2001.

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Ultrasonographic features of canine abdominal malignant histiocytosis (MH) of 16 dogs are reported. The most common finding was the presence of hypoechoic nodules in the spleen, some of which caused distortion of the splenic margin. The liver was the second-most commonly affected organ. Hepatic ultrasonographic features were highly variable, including hypoechoic, hyperechoic, or mixed echogenic lesions. Other common ultrasonographic abnormalities included hypoechoic nodules in the kidneys and mesenteric and medial iliac lymphadenopathy. The results of this study suggest that the ultrasonographic appearance of canine abdominal MH is nonspecific, and definitive diagnosis requires cytologic or histologic examination.

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