Skip to content
Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

CT – Gastrc ulceration with emptying disorder and reactive lymphadenitis in a 9 year old MN Labrador Retriever

Case Study

CT – Gastrc ulceration with emptying disorder and reactive lymphadenitis in a 9 year old MN Labrador Retriever

This 9 year old MN Labrador Retriever presented for recurrent vomiting which is progresseively getting worse, and poor appetite with weight loss (20 pounds in the last 2 months). Inconsistent diarrhea. Endoscopy showed significant GI ulceration, suspect pancreatic tmor or MCT.

This 9 year old MN Labrador Retriever presented for recurrent vomiting which is progresseively getting worse, and poor appetite with weight loss (20 pounds in the last 2 months). Inconsistent diarrhea. Endoscopy showed significant GI ulceration, suspect pancreatic tmor or MCT.

Image Interpretation

CT of the abdomen – 

The pancreatic parenchyma presents within normal limits in the plain, arterial and venous-phase, no pathological contrast enhancing nodule or mass is seen.  The stomach is moderately distended with fluid. The stomach presents regional wall thickening of up to 1 cm with bilayered appearance and reduced contrast enhancement in the region of the gastric body and pyloric antrum. The affected area measures approximately 4 x 4 cm and is semi-circumferential.  The pylorus is patent with expected wall thickness and normal distribution of contrast enhancement. The duodenum is moderately filled with fluid. 

DX

The current CT is consistent with history of gastric ulcers, emptying disorder and focal thickening due to edema of the gastric wall with secondary reactive lymphadenitis.

Outcome

The suspected emptying disorder of the stomach can be due
to reduced motility caused by gastric ulcers.
The odds of neoplastic infiltration of the gastric wall – such as ulcerated
adenocarcinoma, round-cell neoplasia, other – are considered low based on the
imaging findings. However, definitive diagnosis would warrant full thickness biopsies. Consider palliative therapy with pain-management and empirical gastric protection
medication as the best treatment option. The pancreas presents macromorphologically sound

Patient Information

Patient Name : Dempsey duPlessis/MPI
Gender : Male, Neutered
Species : Canine
Type of Imaging : Ultrasound
Status : Complete
Liz Wuz Here : Yes
Code : 16_00158

Clinical Signs

  • Vomiting
  • Weight loss

Exam Finding

  • Underweight

Images

bildschirmfoto_2016-09-09_um_15bildschirmfoto_2016-09-09_um_15bildschirmfoto_2016-09-09_um_16

Clinical Signs

  • Vomiting
  • Weight loss