Lymphoma Does What Lymphoma Does.
Anorexia, weight loss, “not doin’ right” are the usual signs in cats that make us suspect lymphoma or similar neoplasia but have us hope for pancreatitis, biliary disease, obstructive urolithiasis, orthopedic disease and other treatable disease with similar vague signs. However, when the uncontrolled cell growth of lymphoma strikes and causes every affected organ to “burst at the seams,” this is what the organs under the probe present like which we then sample accordingly. Dr, Marty Henderson of www.sonovet.us teams up with the amazing Claudia Barton DACVIM (Oncology) for the lymphoma diagnosis in this cat for the January, 2012 SonoPath Case of the month.
Sonogram (Liver): Lizzie
History: A 11-year-old female neutered DSH was presented with a history of anorexia and weight loss. The only abnormality on urinalysis is an inappropriate urine specific gravity ( 1.016). Azotemia is present on serum biochemistry.
