- 11 yr old FS Chihuahua X initially presented for shaking, diarrhea, and resolving pancreatitis
- Initial abdominal ultrasound was unremarkable except for a 7.0mm focal wall thickening in the bladder just proximal to the cystourethral junction.
- Bladder tumor antigen test was positive. U/A was wnl with no evidence of infection or inflammation.
- Follow up ultrasound performed 1 month later shows no significant change in size or appearance of the lesion.
- The dog continues to be asymptomatic.
- 11 yr old FS Chihuahua X initially presented for shaking, diarrhea, and resolving pancreatitis
- Initial abdominal ultrasound was unremarkable except for a 7.0mm focal wall thickening in the bladder just proximal to the cystourethral junction.
- Bladder tumor antigen test was positive. U/A was wnl with no evidence of infection or inflammation.
- Follow up ultrasound performed 1 month later shows no significant change in size or appearance of the lesion.
- The dog continues to be asymptomatic.
- What am I seeing here? Cancer seems unlikely due to lack of progression and no clinical signs. Is this a benign polyp? Ectopic ureter? Prominent ureteral papillae?
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These look like prominent u
These look like prominent u paps wiht hypertrophy/hyperplasia… I see this in stone movers a lot. Any stones in the kidneys? BTW dont trust the BTA testing + its just a reaosn to do a sonopgram its very non specific I see it up all the time wiht negative scans. I sure hope nobody is using the Cancer word on that test alone:(
Medullary rim sign is present
Medullary rim sign is present but no renoliths. I only know of one of my clinics that uses the BTA test and they get false positives all the time. And they always have me follow up with a scan. Thanks for your input!