Diagnostic imaging of malignant insulinoma in a dog.
- Author:
Jihye CHOI
1
;
Seoyeon KEH
;
Sungsoo KIM
;
Su Hyung LEE
;
Hyejin KIM
;
Heeyeon CHOI
;
Younji LIM
;
Hyunwook KIM
;
Ahyoung KIM
;
Dae Yong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea. imsono@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
computed tomography;
dog;
insulinoma;
positron emission tomography;
ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Animals;
Diagnostic Imaging;
Dogs;
Electrons;
Female;
Humans;
Insulinoma;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Positron-Emission Tomography
- From:Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2012;52(3):205-208
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Endocrine test data from a 13-year old intact female Maltese was indicative of the presence of an insulinoma, however ultrasonography identified a pancreatic mass only after 10 months after the first admission. Following identification of both pancreatic tumor and hepatic metastasis on computed tomography (CT), surgical excision of the mass was attempted. However, total excision failed because of tumor adhesion to adjacent large vessels. The pancreatic mass was monitored over the next 25 months via ultrasonography, CT, and positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT). Histopathological and immunohistochemical data confirmed the diagnosis of insulinoma with hepatic metastasis.
