Hello
This is Charlie a 10 year old boxer with osteosarcoma and we were performing a met check prior to possible limb amputation.
Hello
This is Charlie a 10 year old boxer with osteosarcoma and we were performing a met check prior to possible limb amputation.
We images an anechoic area within the spleen on the first pass. Took out the high resolution linear probe to investigate and could not see it and Charlie began panting more excessively. We stood him up and attempted with the convex probe again and saw the same area but is was more similar to the overall echogenicity of the spleen. Not sure if this is artifact, or something of concern. It was only in line for a short frame and could not be seen in transverse views.
Thanks. Brent.
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This looks real to me and in
This looks real to me and in light of the Hx needs a needle. It may be benign though as the internal architecture is currently in tact (paint blotch on a wall as opposed to a hole in the wall analogy) and gthe adjacent capsule is not deviated so its not currently expanding. Bad things typically make holes in the wall and push the capsul out of the way… in general but needs a needle regardless. I would try 25 g then 22g as well and have both slides read out to rule out sarcoma. Please report on the cyto if you get it. Nice useful thread.
Great info! i’ll try and keep
Great info! i’ll try and keep you updated! Thanks