Case Index - - January 2006 - Case of the Month.
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Signalment: 5 y.o. shepherd mix fs dog
History: hematuria and straining to urinate for 4 days.
Image: long axis of bladder neck region
Questions:
i. Differentials for lesion?
ii. Other imaging tests indicated?
Answer:
Mass in region of trigone/neck: TCC, other neoplastic mass of bladder, uterine remnant, colon
DDX: as above
Testing: fna of mass, evaluation of kidnys and remaining abdomen
Image of bladder long axis - Tubular structure is seen deep to bladder: distended ureter?
Image of Right kidney - Moderate hydronephrosis and hydroureter
Image of left kidneys - End-stage severe hydronephrosis and hydroureter
Dog went to surgery and a very poor defined mass was seen in the pelvic canal thought to be a valley fever granuloma (coccidiomycosis)
