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Pancreatic Lesion

Sonopath Forum

Pancreatic Lesion

I was hoping to get some feedback on this case.

Buddy is a 10 year old female Cocker spaniel with a long history.

The main lab abnormality is a severe thrombocytopenia (17,000 platelets). The albumin is slightly low at 2.4.

I am just now trying to do the 17 step SDEP protocol and just getting used to R sided recumbancy. That being said I did an ultrasound on Buddy and the only real abnormality I noted was in the region of the R pancreatic horn.

I was hoping to get some feedback on this case.

Buddy is a 10 year old female Cocker spaniel with a long history.

The main lab abnormality is a severe thrombocytopenia (17,000 platelets). The albumin is slightly low at 2.4.

I am just now trying to do the 17 step SDEP protocol and just getting used to R sided recumbancy. That being said I did an ultrasound on Buddy and the only real abnormality I noted was in the region of the R pancreatic horn.

I am posting a few cine loops of this area and I was wondering if I could get some feedback on the pathology noted.

1. Is this the R horn of the pancreas?

2. How should I approach this if there is pathology there

I did see the striations in the duodenum. I was able to view the duodenal papilla and did not see an issue in that region.

 

Note: at the time of the ultrasound Buddy had been on Prednisone for 1 week and now his platelet count is over 600,000.

There is now a leukocytosis with a left shift. No fever. WBC count is over 32,000.

 

 

Comments

EL

1. Is this the R horn of the

1. Is this the R horn of the pancreas?

 

yes its the caudal aspect of the right limb but the p-duct and capsule are in tact so likely sequelae from prior pancreatitis but can fna once the platelets are > 50k. Guessing nodular hyperplasia here +/- some level of inflammation.

2. How should I approach this if there is pathology there:

see above… need those platelets up first

EL

1. Is this the R horn of the

1. Is this the R horn of the pancreas?

 

yes its the caudal aspect of the right limb but the p-duct and capsule are in tact so likely sequelae from prior pancreatitis but can fna once the platelets are > 50k. Guessing nodular hyperplasia here +/- some level of inflammation.

2. How should I approach this if there is pathology there:

see above… need those platelets up first

randyhermandvm

Thanks EL. Its what I

Thanks EL. Its what I thought- but I have not seen alot of pathology associated with the pancreas yet. Buddy is not symptomatic for pancratitis.

randyhermandvm

Thanks EL. Its what I

Thanks EL. Its what I thought- but I have not seen alot of pathology associated with the pancreas yet. Buddy is not symptomatic for pancratitis.