A 7 year old intact male pit bull terrier was presented for an abdominal tumor. Abnormalities on CBC and serum biochemistry were severe anemia and hypoalbuminemia.
A 7 year old intact male pit bull terrier was presented for an abdominal tumor. Abnormalities on CBC and serum biochemistry were severe anemia and hypoalbuminemia.
Multiple splenic masses.
Either benign (asbcessesation/splenitis, degenerative hyperplasia, fungal) or malignant (hemangiosarcoma, round cell neoplasia) masses are possible.
The abdomen in this patient presented significant infiltrative splenic pattern with multiple masses that continued into what appeared to be swollen hepatic contour. This is suggestive of an early infiltrative pattern. The splenic masses measured variably between 6.4 -7.0 cm. However, these lesions were ill-defined, and multiple masses were present.
The patient was lost to follow-up.
Ruptured splenic/hepatic neoplasia, granuloma, abscess, splenic torsion.
A splenectomy is likely going to be necessary in this patient. However, fine-needle aspirates of the liver and potentially kidneys would be recommended to ensure that no concurrent infiltrative process is present in these organs. Fine-needle aspirates of the spleen were obtained. The cytologic appearance was very consistent with abscessation.
Splenectomy confirmed splenic abscesses.
