Pulmonary Echinococcus multilocularis metastasis in a dog.
A young adult Labrador retriever dog was presented for surgical debulking of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis. Computed tomography detected hepatomegaly with multiple large cavitary masses with extension of tissue from a lesion wall into the caudal vena cava and numerous nodules in all lung lobes. Following euthanasia, histology confirmed parasitic vesicles with granulomatous reaction in all lesions, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) established the causative agent to be Echinococcus multilocularis. This report is the first to present imaging features of pulmonary E. multilocularis granulomata in a dog.
Division of Clinical Radiology (Gendron), Institute of Animal Pathology (Goepfert, Posthaus), Department of Small Animal Surgery (Linon), and Institute of Parasitology (Frey), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Karine
K
Gendron
Division of Clinical Radiology (Gendron), Institute of Animal Pathology (Goepfert, Posthaus), Department of Small Animal Surgery (Linon), and Institute of Parasitology (Frey), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Christine
C
Goepfert
Division of Clinical Radiology (Gendron), Institute of Animal Pathology (Goepfert, Posthaus), Department of Small Animal Surgery (Linon), and Institute of Parasitology (Frey), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Elisa
E
Linon
Division of Clinical Radiology (Gendron), Institute of Animal Pathology (Goepfert, Posthaus), Department of Small Animal Surgery (Linon), and Institute of Parasitology (Frey), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Horst
H
Posthaus
Division of Clinical Radiology (Gendron), Institute of Animal Pathology (Goepfert, Posthaus), Department of Small Animal Surgery (Linon), and Institute of Parasitology (Frey), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Caroline F
CF
Frey
D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D048210:Echinococcus multilocularis / Q000502:physiology*
D000871:Anthelmintics