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- Title
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Dog.
- Authors
SARITAŞ, Zülfikar Kadir; BOZKURT, M. Fatih; KORKMAZ, Musa; BAŞER, F. Durmuş; CİVELEK, Turan
- Abstract
A female Terrier dog with the age of 11 was brought to our hospital with complains of anorexia, loss of weight, lethargy and abdominal swelling. In the abdominal palpation, a mass extending towards the caudal in the right quadrant was identified. Presence of a mass was confirmed in the direct radiographic examination, which supports the clinical finding. In the abdominal ultrasonography it was determined that the liver had lost its homogenous structure, there was free fluid in the abdomen, and the liver borders were irregular. The ALP, total protein, ALB and GGT were identified as 328 IU/L, 2.74 g/dl, 1.85 g/dl and 12.2 U/I respectively in the biochemical analysis. Experimental laparotomy was applied to the case and a diffused mass was identified in the liver. Samples were taken from the neoplastic masses during the operation and the abdomen was closed after identifying diffused neoplastic formations in all lobes. Following the histo-pathological examination of the sample, the patient was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma. In this paper, it was aimed to report the clinical, radiological, ultrasonographic, biochemical and haematological findings of a hepatocellular carcinoma observed in a dog.
- Subjects
CANCER in dogs; LIVER cancer; TERRIERS; ULTRASONIC imaging; TEMPORAL lobectomy; NEOPLASTIC cell transformation
- Publication
Journal of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University / Erciyes Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2014, Vol 11, Issue 3, p221
- ISSN
1304-7280
- Publication type
Article