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8 year old DSH

March 12, 2015 By Allison Zwingenberger

8 year old male neutered Domestic Shorthair with 1 month of anorexia and weight loss. What is the primary problem?

L LAT Thorax
R LAT Thorax
DV Thorax
VD Thorax

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Findings

There is a rounded soft tissue mass superimposed on the heart base on both lateral projections, causing ventral deviation of the carina. On the ventrodorsal and dorsoventral projections, there is a mediastinal shift to the left and atelectasis of the left lung lobes. The right lung lobes are hyperinflated. There is a moderate bronchial pattern throughout the lungs.

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Differential Diagnosis

  • Pulmonary mass causing bronchial obstruction and secondary volume loss in the left lung lobes (neoplasia, abscess, granuloma).

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Diagnosis

  • Pulmonary abscess (Nocardia or Actinomyces)
  • The mass was confirmed by ultrasound and a fine needle aspirate was obtained for cytology. No further treatment was pursued.

Filed Under: Case of the Day, Feline, Radiographs, Thorax

Comments

  1. Claude63 says

    March 12, 2015 at 9:46 pm

    how to download the images?thanks

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