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7 year old Turkish Van

March 26, 2020 By Allison Zwingenberger

This week’s case is a 7-year-old male neutered Turkish Van (DLH cat) with progressive lethargy and anorexia and an abdominal mass. Post your take on the case!

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Findings

On abdominal radiographs, the liver, spleen, and kidneys are enlarged. There is a moderate amount of feces in his colon consistent with his history of megacolon. There is a gas diated loop of small intestine in the right ventral abdomen that indicates a mild, focal enlargement and possible small intestinal obstruction.
On ultrasound examination, there is hepatomegaly and a small amount of free peritoneal fluid. The liver is hypoechoic (US image 1)*. The spleen is enlarged with a lacy pattern (US image 2). Both the left and right kidneys are markedly enlarged (US images 3 and 5). The left kidney has mild pyelectasia (US image 3) and a small rim of hypoechogenicity (US image 4). There is a small intestinal mass with thickened wall (6 mm) and loss of wall layering in the jejunum (US image 6). Multiple abdominal lymph nodes are enlarged and hypoechoic (US image 7).
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Differential Diagnosis

  • Lymphoma (or other round cell neoplasia)
  • FIP
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Diagnosis

  • Lymphoma
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Discussion

There is multi-organ involvement, which indicates a neoplastic or infectious systemic disease. Lymphoma is the top differential diagnosis in a cat of this age. The perirenal hypoechoic area can be caused by free fluid or lymphoma cells.

Filed Under: Abdomen, Case of the Day, Feline, Radiographs, Ultrasound

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