"Utilização da ultra-sonografia em cães com suspeitas de neoplasias do sistema digestório (fígado, intestinos e pâncreas)" / The use of ultrasonography in the diagnostic approach of dogs with suspected of digestive neoplasm (liver, intestines and pancreas).
AUTOR(ES)
Tilde Rodrigues Froes
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2004
RESUMO
The purposes of the present study were to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in the assessment of abdominal organs due to neoplastic process, to determine the ultrasonographic findings of each tumor type found in the liver, intestines and pancreas, and thereby study the potential contribution of ultrasonography to distinguish benign from malignant lesions. One hundred and fourteen dogs with suspected neoplastic disease were enrolled in this prospective study during 12 consecutive months. 88 dogs were diagnosed as having abdominal neoplasm. In 84(95,4%) dogs the affected organ was correctedly identified, in 3(3,5%) dogs the affected organ was incorrectedly identified and in 1 dog the affected organ wasn?t identified. The tumors types in the liver were: cholangiocarcinoma 6(50%), hepatocellular carcinoma 3(25,1%), mesenchymal hepatic tumor ? hemangiosarcoma 1(8,3%), small cell lymphoma 1(8,3%) and bile duct cystadenoma 1(8,3%). Tumor types in the intestines were: adenocarcinoma 2(25%), lymphoma in alimentary tract 2(25%), leiomyosarcoma 2(25%), mesenchymal cell tumor 1 (12,5%) and colon adenoma 1 (12,5%). In the pancreas were: pancreatic adenocarcinoma 3(75%) and insulinoma 1(25%). Considering ultrasonographic findings alone we could predict malignant lesion in 11(100%) cases, and all cases had proven malignant liver neoplasm. However, one case of benign liver neoplasia was erroneuosly consireded as being malignant . Ultrasonographic findings alone were of important diagnostic value in differentiating intestinal neoplasia from enteritis. Eight (100%) dogs showing ultrasonographic signs of malignancy were confirmed as having malignant intestinal neoplasia, however, the same signs were seen in 3 cases of inflamatory granulomatous enteritis. Pancreatic masses were correctedly identified, but it was not possible to confidently differentiate between pancreatitis and pancreatic neoplasia. We conclude that use ultrasonography is of great value in determining the affected abdominal organ for neoplasic process, and that the sonography findings although not specific, may help in the assessment of malignancy.
ASSUNTO(S)
neoplasias cães neoplasm ultrasonografia dogs ultrasonography digestive sistema digestório
