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Ultrasonographic evaluation of the muscularis propria in cats with diffuse small intestinal lymphoma or inflammatory bowel disease.
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PMID:  20102493     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: An ultrasonographic pattern of thickened muscularis propria in the small intestine and lymphadenopathy have been associated with gastrointestinal lymphoma and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in cats. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association of these imaging biomarkers with IBD and lymphoma in cats. ANIMALS: One hundred and forty-two cats with a histologic diagnosis of normal small intestine (SI) (n = 56), lymphoma (n = 62), or IBD (n = 24). METHODS: Retrospective case review. Pathology records from 1998-2006 were searched for cats with a diagnosis of normal, IBD, or lymphoma, an ultrasonographic examination < 28 days before surgery, and without ultrasonographic evidence of a mass. Multinomial regression analysis was used to determine the association of imaging biomarkers with disease status. RESULTS: Cats with thickening of the muscularis propria detected by ultrasonographic examination were more likely to have lymphoma compared with normal SI cats (odds ratio [OR] = 4.0, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.2-13.1, P = .021) and those with IBD (OR = 18.8, 95% CI 2.2-162.7, P = .008). Histologic samples of cats with muscularis propria thickening were more likely to have disease infiltrates in both the mucosal and submucosal layers (OR = 8.1, 95% CI 1.7-38.4, P = .008) than cats with normal SI. Cats with ultrasonographic evidence of lymphadenopathy were more likely to have a diagnosis of lymphoma (OR = 44.9, 95% CI 5.1-393.0, P = .001) or IBD (OR = 10.8, 95% CI 1.1-106.3, P = .041) than normal SI. Fifty-six of 62 cats had confirmed or presumptive diagnosis of diffuse T-cell lymphoma. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Older cats with muscularis layer thickening are more likely to have T-cell lymphoma than IBD. The ultrasonographic pattern is associated with histologic infiltrates in the mucosal and submucosal layers of small intestine. Lymphadenopathy is associated with lymphoma or IBD.
Authors:
A L Zwingenberger; S L Marks; T W Baker; P F Moore
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine     Volume:  24     ISSN:  0891-6640     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Vet. Intern. Med.     Publication Date:    2010 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-17     Completed Date:  2010-06-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8708660     Medline TA:  J Vet Intern Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  289-92     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgery and Radiological Sciences, University of California-Davis, 2112 Tupper Hall, Davis, CA 95616, USA. azwingen@ucdavis.edu
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MeSH Terms
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Animals
Cat Diseases / diagnosis,  pathology,  ultrasonography*
Cats
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / diagnosis,  pathology,  ultrasonography,  veterinary*
Intestinal Neoplasms / diagnosis,  pathology,  ultrasonography,  veterinary*
Intestine, Small / pathology,  ultrasonography*
Lymphoma / diagnosis,  pathology,  ultrasonography,  veterinary*
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