Mixed echogenicity solitary masses
10 year old FN Setter with inappetance, lethargy and mild anaemia, excess abdominal fat The spleen had multiple hypoechoic nodules – these have been aspirated, cytology pending
Adrenal nodule?
5 year old MN medium sized dog with a single episode of syncopy Arrhythmia noted at the time, bloods showed high HCT, normal protein levels. This was repeatable. Echo normal. ECG – sinus rhythm with very intermittent single VPCs Abdominal exam normal but querying if there is a subtle nodule of the cranial pole of…
Retroperitoneal pathology
10 year old female entire Spaniel with progressive severe pu/pd and decreased appetite over months bloods unremarkable, urine sg 1.005 These videos are scanning from the right with bitch in left lateral recumbency There seems to be a hypoechoic/mixed echogenicity mass extending from the right side of the liver – cytology pending.
Pancreatic mass in a cat
14 year old DSH with vomiting Nodular pancreas and pancreatic mass seen on scan (image 2), mass sampled, cytology benign, see cytology report below Also sampled another structure (Image 1, smaller, hypoechoic with hyperechoic centre) which I thought was LN distal/caudal to pancreas. Cytology carcinoma but no evidence of LN. On review I am wondering…
Abdominal mass
12 year old female neutered Bichon Frise with severe anaemia and thrombocytopaenia Large heterogenous and cavitatory mass caudal to left kidney and dorsal to aorta and moderate haemorrhagic effusion I could not get mass to connect with the spleen, the adrenal glands and kidneys were normal What do you think this mass please?
Cat kidneys
11 year old MN DSH presented with oral pain, dental disease and weight loss Severe azotaemia (IRIS stage 4) on bloods, no anaemia, urinalysis pending Both kidneys are abnormal but my concern is the left kidney, how would you describe and what is this lesion? Could these be dysplastic or neoplastic kindeys or just previous…
Polycythemia
10 year old FN Golden Retriever with persistent polycythemia (HCT approx 70%) and depression Cardiac exam and thoracic radiographs normal Are these kidneys normal? I can see nodules in some images but not sure if I am overinterpreting?? Could there be increased EPO production from these kidneys?
Pancreatic mass?
14 year old cat with chronic history of V+/d+ but deteriorated over past few days and not eating The small intestines were mildly thickened with a hypertrophied muscularis layer The pancreas was irregular with a 2 x 2 cm mass that seemed to extend from the pancreas Do you think this is a pancreatic mass?…
Portosystemic shunt
4 year old Shih Tzu, poor growth, GI signs, seizure etc Bloods high liver enzymes, BAST pending I am pretty sure there is a portocaval shunt which is large and tortuous and long What type/location of shunt is this please?
Syncopy
10 year old Dalmation with history of collapse, started 6 months ago Was diagnosed with stage B2 MMVD at that time and started on pimobendan. Intermittent VPCs also seen on ECG so ful bloods/abdominal screen recommended Now coughing and further episodes of syncopy with exercise/collapse, owner says heart bounding/fast at home G 4/6 murmur, bounding…