Ultrasonographic appearance of gallbladder neoplasia in dogs, cats
Ultrasonography is the most used diagnostic imaging tool for gallbladder disease in veterinary medicine. Primary gallbladder neoplasia is an uncommon finding with variable prognosis for which no studies have been published describing their ultrasonographic appearance and diagnosis.
This retrospective, multicenter, case series study examines the ultrasonographic appearance of gallbladder neoplasia with histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnoses.
A total of 14 dogs and 1 cat were analyzed. All discrete masses were sessile in shape and varied in size, echogenicity, location and gallbladder wall thickening.
All studies with images showing Doppler interrogation exhibited vascularity. Cholecystoliths were an uncommon finding, being present in only one case in this study, unlike in humans.
The final diagnosis of the gallbladder neoplasia was neuroendocrine carcinoma (8), leiomyoma (3), lymphoma (1), gastrointestinal stromal tumor (1), extrahepatic cholangiocellular carcinoma (1), and adenoma (1).
In conclusion, the authors said findings from this study indicate that primary gallbladder neoplasms have variable sonographic appearances and cytologic and histologic diagnoses.
Alexandra N MacLeod, et al. “Ultrasonographic Appearance of Gallbladder Neoplasia in 14 Dogs and 1 Cat.” Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2023 Mar 3. doi: 10.1111/vru.13227.
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