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Multimodality imaging characteristics of tension pyopneumothorax secondary to pulmonary carcinoma in a cat
Author(s) -
Kim Jaehwan,
Yoon Hakyoung,
Kim Soyoung,
Eom Kidong
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/vru.12563
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , lung , radiology , radiography , respiratory distress , acute respiratory distress , pleural fluid , pathology
A 3‐year‐old Himalayan cat was presented with respiratory distress. Radiography showed multiple gas opacity foci, with the locations dependent on patient positioning, and severe pleural effusion with a contralateral mediastinal shift. A large volume of fluid and air was aspirated, and the fluid components were consistent with a nonseptic exudate. A pulmonary mass, pleural nodules, and an air–fluid interface with air bubbles trapped in fibrous septations were identified using thoracic ultrasonography and CT. The cat died 2 days after imaging studies. Necropsy revealed tension pyopneumothorax caused by pulmonary carcinoma and multiple pleural metastases.