Tag Archives: neoplasia
Persistent cutaneous flushing associated with presumed renal neoplasia in a dog
There are lots of dogs out there with diffuse or macular erythema, petechiae, ecchymoses and other varieties of ‘red skin’. ‘Flushing’ is a term used to describe erythema in people caused by vasodilation: it is usually transient and benign. Persistent flushing is somewhat more worrying. The present case involves a 9 y.o. FN Labrador with … Continue reading
Neoplastic fever in dogs
Neoplastic fever is an important differential for pyrexia. However, it’s easy to overlook the possibility and it’s also a phenomenon about which we know relatively little. An excellent summary from human medicine can be found here: http://www.clinicalcorrelations.org/?p=7966 I suspect that, as in people, hepatic masses (especially metastases) or lymphoma are the commonest culprits in dogs. … Continue reading
A further example of ‘Starry sky’ spleen
Following on from our splenic torsion case, a couple of days later I saw a similarly interesting spleen. The patient was a 9 y.o. MN mixed breed dog presenting with progressive malaise, anorexia, weight loss, abdominal pain and vomiting. On physical examination he exhibited ecchymoses/bruising on his flank. His blood biochemistry was relatively unremarkable but … Continue reading
Some unusual bladder tumours in dogs
Transitional cell carcinomas are the commonest bladder neoplasm of dogs. However they only account for 70% of the total. Moreover, it’s important not to assume that all bladder tumours are TCCs since that may discourage partial cystectomy in situations where it may prove beneficial. This lesion in an 8 year old dog was found on … Continue reading
