Bilateral adrenalectomy and long-term care in a 10-year old female spayed Labrador Retriever

dc.contributor.author	Blitz, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned	2011-07-13T15:33:06Z
dc.date.available	2011-07-13T15:33:06Z
dc.date.issued	2011-01-26
dc.description.abstract	A 10-year old female spayed Labrador Retiever presented to Cornell University’s Hospital for Animals Surgery department for removal of both adrenal glands. The patient was previously diagnosed with adrenal-dependent Hyperadrenocorticism (HAC) at the primary veterinarian, and abdominal ultrasound confirmed the diagnosis by showing bilateral adrenal masses. A ventral midline approach was used to access and remove both adrenal glands with their associated masses, and the patient was immediately started on glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid replacement therapy in the form of Dexamethasone (0.1mg/kg IV) and Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate (DOCP) (2.2mg/kg IM). Histopathology of the adrenal masses was consistent with adrenocortical carcinoma, which carries a mean survival time of 814 days. The patient was sent home on lifelong medications consisting of oral Prednisone and a monthly intramuscular injection of DOCP.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/23152
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Senior seminar paper
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Seminar SF610.1 2011
dc.subject	Dogs -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Case studies	en_US
dc.subject	Dogs -- Surgery -- Case studies
dc.title	Bilateral adrenalectomy and long-term care in a 10-year old female spayed Labrador Retriever	en_US
dc.type	term paper	en_US

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