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Case 1 - Courtesy of A. Antonczyk
 
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*What would you do now?
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*Click [[Alimentary Case 1 Ultrasound|here]] to see what the vet did.
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==Imaging==
 
==Imaging==

Revision as of 14:11, 3 December 2007

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Case 1 - Courtesy of A. Antonczyk

Signalment

  • DSH cat
  • Male neutered
  • 14 year old

History

  • Abdominal distension noticed by the owner developing over the previous week


What next?

  • What would you do now?
  • Click here to see what the vet did.








Imaging

  • Ultrasound
    • Confirmed the presence of fluid
    • Scan of the liver made a tumour affecting the liver very likely

Haematology/Biochemistry

Gross Pathology

Histopathology

Diagnosis

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma of the liver
  • Extension to the mesenteric lymph nodes and pancreatic lymph nodes