Articles describing canine thyroid disease including its diagnosis, etiology, and treatment.
Campos M., Ducatelle R., Kooistra H.S., et al. J Vet Intern Med, 2014. 28(2): p.564-70. BACKGROUND: Thyroid carcinoma is a common endocrine tumor in the dog. Local invasive growth frequently precludes surgical excision and, in up to 38% of dogs, … Read More
Floras A.N., Holowaychuk M.K., Hodgins D.C., et al. J Vet Intern Med, 2014. 28(2): p.599-602. BACKGROUND: Rapid identification of sepsis enables prompt administration of antibiotics and is essential to improve patient survival. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker used … Read More
Pineyro P, Vieson MD, Ramos-Vara JA, et al. J Vet Sci 2014;15:449-453. This report describes the gross, histological, and immunohistochemical features of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) with pulmonary metastases in a young dog. Sheets of pleomorphic cells supported by fibrous … Read More
Krogh AK, Legind P, Kjelgaard-Hansen M, et al. Acta Vet Scand 2014;56:11. BACKGROUND: Sled dogs performing endurance races have been reported to have a high incidence of gastric erosions or ulcerations and an increased risk of gastro intestinal bleeding leading … Read More
Yavropoulou MP, Kotsa K, Pikilidou M, et al. J Neuroendocrinol 2014;26:11-17. Somatostatin (SST) is an inhibitory hormone that regulates numerous biological processes and circulates in two bioactive isoforms: SST-14 and SST-28. SST-14 is the predominant form in the hypothalamus and … Read More
Bertazzolo W. Cytological Examination of the Endocrine Glands In: Dunn J, ed. Manual of Diagnostic Cytology of the Dog and Cat. First ed. United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons, 2014;195-212. Cytological examination of endocrine tissues in dogs and cats is … Read More
Chow B, French A Journal of Small Animal Practice 2014;55:278-282. A six-year-old female spayed mixed-breed dog was referred following a 3-week history of lameness and progressive neurological deficits in both hindlimbs, and a 1-week history of a cardiac arrhythmia. The … Read More
Campos M. Medicine and Clinical Biology of Small Animals: Ghent University, Belgium, 2014;242. Thyroid cancer represents 1.2-3.8% of all neoplasms in the dog.1 The Beagle,Golden Retriever and Boxer are predisposed breeds, there is no gender predilection and dogs over 7 … Read More
Daniel GB, Neelis DA. Semin Nucl Med 2014;44:24-34. Thyroid scintigraphy is performed in cats and dogs and has been used to a limited degree in other species such as the horse. Thyroid scintigraphy is most commonly used to aid in … Read More
Saridomichelakis M.N., Xenoulis P.G., Chatzis M.K., et al. Vet Parasitol, 2013. 197(1-2): p.22-8. Hypothyroidism may predispose to the development of canine leishmaniosis or it may appear during the course of the latter due to infiltration and destruction of … Read More