Alexandra Dunn, Sangeeta Rao, Brian Husbands, Nicholas Petrovitch, Samantha Loeber, Tobias Schwarz, Kelsey Cline, Wilfried Mai, Heather Spain, Kaitlin Curran, Kate Vickery, Angela Marolf
Exocrine pancreatic carcinomas are uncommon in dogs and cats, and diagnosis with diagnostic imaging can be challenging. This retrospective, multi-institutional, descriptive study was performed to evaluate the CT features of exocrine pancreatic carcinomas. The CT examinations of 18 dogs and 12 cats with exocrine pancreatic carcinomas diagnosed by cytology or histopathology were reviewed. The CT features of exocrine pancreatic carcinomas included a well-defined mass in 28/30 (93%) with contrast enhancement in 27/30 (90%), commonly heterogeneous 22/30 (73%); often with a nonenhancing fluid to soft tissue attenuating center 12/30 (40%)...
April 22, 2024: Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound