Case Index - February 2004 - Case of the Month.

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7 Year old female spayed Airedale Terrier

History: Mass palpated by rDVM

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Sonographic findings: Cystic mass with thick tissue rim and central tissue portion in caudal pole of right kidney. Hypoechoic nodule in liver.

Diagnosis: Renal carcinoma was diagnosed in both locations. Renal carcinoma may be in both kidneys, either as a metastasis to the contralateral kidney or bilateral spontaneous primary masses. Metastases are uncommon and a benign cause of the liver nodule should be considered. Fine needle aspiration confirmed a carcinoma diagnosis in the liver nodule.