An 8-year old MN Labrador Retriever dog was presented for chronic vomiting of bile after eating. The dog was currently taking Rimadyl for difficulty walking. Abnormalities on laboratory testing included elevated ALT activity and hyperkalemia.
An 8-year old MN Labrador Retriever dog was presented for chronic vomiting of bile after eating. The dog was currently taking Rimadyl for difficulty walking. Abnormalities on laboratory testing included elevated ALT activity and hyperkalemia.
Case Study
Gastric carcinoma, diagnosed by US-guided TruCut biopsy, in an 8 year old MN Labrador Retriever
Sonographic Differential Diagnosis
Gastric infiltrative pattern suggestive for infiltrative neoplasia, although there is a possibility of chronic inflammatory disease.
Image Interpretation
There is concentric hypoechoic thickening of the stomach wall with loss of mural detail.
DX
Gastric carcinoma
Outcome
The owner elected euthanasia.
Clinical Differential Diagnosis
GI tract disease (ulceration, neoplasia, partial obstruction, IBD, foreign body), hepatic disease (neoplasia, vacuolar hepatopathy, drug reaction, chronic-active hepatitis, hepatitis), toxicity.
Sampling
U/S guided Tru-cut biopsy of the stomach revealed an invasive solid carcinoma.
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Patient Information
Patient Name :
Murphy T
Gender :
Male, Neutered
Species :
Canine
Type of Imaging : Ultrasound
Book :
yes
Status :
Complete
Liz Wuz Here :
Yes
Code :
04_00180
Clinical Signs
- Vomiting
Images
Blood Chemistry
- ALT (SGPT), High
- Potassium, High
Clinical Signs
- Vomiting