title: Hemoperitoneum secondary to traumatic rupture of an adrenal tumor in a dog.
abstract: Hemoperitoneum secondary to traumatic rupture of an adrenocortical adenocarcinoma was diagnosed in a 10-year-old male dog. Immediate surgical attention was required to remove the tumor and to control hemorrhage. The dog appeared to develop transient hypoadrenocorticism after surgery, but recovered with short-term exogenous corticosteroid administration. At 6 months after surgery, the dog was clinically normal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences and Veterinary Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hosgood
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Boon
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kowalewich
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture