Post mortem computed tomography and core needle biopsy in comparison to autopsy in eleven Bernese mountain dogs with histiocytic sarcoma

BMC Veterinary Research
Franziska C HostettlerUrs Geissbühler

Abstract

Bernese mountain dogs are reported to have a shorter life expectancy than other breeds. A major reason for this has been assigned to a high tumour prevalence, especially of histiocytic sarcoma. The efforts made by the breeding clubs to improve the longevity with the help of genetic tests and breeding value estimations are impeded by insufficiently reliable diagnoses regarding the cause of death. The current standard for post mortem examination in animals is performance of an autopsy. In human forensic medicine, imaging modalities, such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, are used with increasing frequency as a complement to autopsy. The present study investigates, whether post mortem computed tomography in combination with core needle biopsy is able to provide a definitive diagnosis of histiocytic sarcoma. For this purpose we have analysed the results of post mortem computed tomography and core needle biopsy in eleven Bernese mountain dogs. In the subsequent autopsy, every dog had a definitive diagnosis of histiocytic sarcoma, based on immunohistochemistry. Computed tomography revealed space-occupying lesions in all dogs. Lesion detection by post mortem computed tomography was similar to lesion detection in a...Continue Reading

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Aug 18, 2016·The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Small Animal Practice·Anne M Barger
Jul 28, 2016·BMC Veterinary Research·Michael KlopfensteinUrs Geissbühler
Feb 25, 2017·Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound : the Official Journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·Elizabeth Watson, Hock Gan Heng
May 22, 2020·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Laila M RibasNoeme S Rocha
Oct 28, 2020·American Journal of Veterinary Research·Michelle Pui Yan LauMariano Makara

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BETA
biopsy
biopsies
dissection

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Virtopsy

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