It’s a frequent request: to scan and stage dogs which have received a diagnosis of high grade cutaneous mast cell tumour (MCT) on histopathology. Or sometimes the request comes after cytological diagnosis and before surgery. The main issues arising here for sonographers are: What’s the sensitivity of sonography in picking up mast cell infiltrates in … Continue reading
A while ago I wrote a post reporting cases of dogs with a history of pancreatitis who have multiple apparently cystic lesions within their hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes. Cavitated hepatic lymph nodes associated with previous pancreatitis in dogs Obviously association is not necessarily causation. However, my impression is that the association is strong … Continue reading
It’s an observation of ours that mediastinal lymph nodes are often prominent in cats with congestive failure. This can cloud the issue of identifying the primary cause of pleural effusions. I haven’t come across a published account of this phenomenon although I doubt it’s a completely novel observation. In human medicine it’s an established feature: … Continue reading
This is an observation as yet unsubstantiated but interesting nonetheless. This kind of change is only seen regularly in the hepatic nodes. I haven’t yet had the opportunity to do histopath on any but I’m not aware of any published reports of this phenomenon. My personal theory is that these changes are a … Continue reading
