Today’s’s case is a 5-year-old Doberman with a history of lethargy and leukocytosis. Take a look at the abdominal radiographs and post your interpretations.
Findings
There is a large, poorly defined soft tissue opacity in the caudoventral abdomen that is causing a mass effect, displacing the colon dorsally. The peritoneal detail is poor in the caudal abdomen, with a mottled appearance.The bladder is not clearly visualized despite the fat collected cranial to the pelvis.
Differential Diagnosis
- prostatic abscess/neoplasia
- paraprostatic cyst
- bladder neoplasia
Diagnosis
- Paraprostatic cyst and prostatomegaly.
- The paraprostatic cyst was surgically removed.