Lymphoma affecting the urinary bladder in three dogs and a cat

Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2006 Oct-Nov;47(6):592-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2006.00192.x.

Abstract

Three dogs and one cat with lymphoma affecting the urinary bladder are reported and the findings on abdominal radiographs and ultrasound are described. Mural lesions representing lymphoma affecting the urinary bladder were identified ultrasonographically in all animals. The most common complications associated with urinary bladder lymphoma were hydronephrosis and hydroureter. In two patients contrast radiography was necessary to detect leakage of urine in the peritoneal and retroperitoneal space. The radiographic and ultrasonographic signs were similar to those reported with other urinary bladder neoplasms; hence urinary bladder lymphoma could not be distinguished from the more common urinary bladder neoplasms, such as transitional cell carcinoma. It is important to include lymphoma in the differential diagnosis of urinary bladder wall thickening and mural mass in dogs and cats.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cat Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Cat Diseases / pathology
  • Cat Diseases / surgery
  • Cats
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Dog Diseases / pathology
  • Dog Diseases / surgery
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Lymphoma / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma / veterinary*
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Ultrasonography
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / veterinary*