title: Imaging diagnosis-multicentric lymphoma of granular lymphocytes imaged with FDG PET/CT in a dog.
abstract: A 5-year-old female spayed bulldog was referred for mild dyspnea, decreased activity and appetite, occasional nonproductive cough, polydipsia, and polyuria. A 2-deoxy-2-[(18) F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan revealed unexpected activity in the heart, lungs, and mild generalized lymphadenopathy that led to the diagnosis of lymphoma of granular lymphocytes after nonspecific findings on imaging with standard modalities of echocardiography, thoracic radiography, and abdominal ultrasound. PET/CT scanning is a useful whole body imaging modality with high sensitivity for changes associated with canine lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, D211 Veterinary Medical Center, East Lansing, MI, USA. ballegee@cvm.msu.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ballegeer
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hollinger
authors.forename: Chelsea M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kunst
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods* / Q000662:veterinary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods* / Q000662:veterinary; D051598:Whole Body Imaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18