Abstract
An 8-year-old Miniature Poodle presented with chronic sneezing and unilateral epistaxis. A left-sided intranasal mass was identified on computed tomography. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) was performed to evaluate the metabolic activity of the mass. The intranasal mass showed mildly increased 18F-FDG uptake. The maximal and mean standardized uptake values (SUVs) of the mass were 3.4 and 2.6, respectively. The maximal SUV of the mass/mean SUV of the normal liver was 2.5. The 7-cm soft, pink mass was easily removed through rhinoscopy, with subsequent dramatic improvement in clinical signs. Histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses determined that the mass was an intermediate-grade malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (PNST). This is the first report of 18F-FDG PET findings in a PNST in dogs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 584-590 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Veterinary Medicine and Science |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2023 |
Keywords
- 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose
- canine
- nasal tumour
- neurofibrosarcoma
- positron-emission tomography