Thyroid Thoughts

Lynch KC, Odintsov BM, O’Brien RT. in Conference Proceedings. American College of Veterinary Radiology 2013;34. Introduction/Purpose: Conventional magnetic resonance imaging is widely utilized in veterinary medicine to critically evaluate soft tissue structures in disease states. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy CHMRS) … Read More

Rossi F, Caleri E, Bacci B, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2013;54:575-581. Eight dogs with a firm, nonpainful swelling in the ventral laryngeal region and with a final diagnosis of ectopic thyroid carcinoma were investigated by Computed Tomography (CT) at … Read More

Broome MR, Peterson ME. in Conference Proceedings. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2013;686. Hyperthyroidism develops in cats secondary to 1 or more autonomously functional thyroid adenomas. The progressive thy- rotoxicosis that ensues causes the chronic suppression of endoge- nous … Read More

Zeugswetter FK, Vogelsinger K, Handl S. Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd 2013;155:149-152. Two female spayed dogs belonging to the same owner were admitted for further examinations because of clinical signs and laboratory values compatible with hyperthyroidism. Sonography of the ventral aspect of … Read More

Taeymans O, Penninck DG, Peters RM. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2013;54:61-70. This study compares clinical, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and pathology findings in 16 prospectively, and seven retrospectively recruited dogs presented for suspected thyroid carcinoma. Of … Read More

Dodgson SE, Day R, Fyfe JC. J Vet Intern Med 2012;26:1350-1357. BACKGROUND: A cluster of cases of congenital hypothyroidism with goiter (CHG) in Tenterfield Terriers was identified and hypothesized to be dyshormonogenesis of genetic etiology with autosomal recessive inheritance. OBJECTIVES: … Read More

Bergman PJ. Top Companion Anim Med 2012;27:156-158. Paraneoplastic syndromes (PNSs) are neoplasm-associated alterations in bodily structure or function or both that occur distant to the tumor. They are an extremely diverse group of clinical aberrations that are associated with the … Read More

Meij BP, Voorhout G, Gerritsen RJ, et al. J Comp Pathol 2012;147:503-507. An 8-year-old male German longhaired pointer was referred for diabetes insipidus responsive to treatment with desmopressin. The dog had polyuria and polydipsia, exercise intolerance and a dull hair … Read More

Bohannon LK, Pollard RE, Feldman EC. American College of Veterinary Radiologists 2012:74. Introduction/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of subclinical thyroid nodules in dogs that undergo cervical ultrasound as a diagnostic procedure for the assessment … Read More

Broome MR, Peterson ME.  in Conference Proceedings. New York State Veterinary Conference 2012;3. In humans, thyroid nodules are common, occurring in over half of individuals over 50 years of age. Over 95% of these  thyroid nodules are benign, small to … Read More