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Feline (Domestic shorthair) · Ultrasound, Radiograph — Abdomen, Thorax
Presenting complaint
A 5-year-old spayed female Domestic Shorthair presented with chronic intermittent vomiting progressing to dark brown vomitus and acute hematemesis with blood clots. The patient experienced weight loss despite normal appetite and energy. A history of suspected IBD was noted.
Imaging findings
- The gastric wall is markedly thickened (>1 cm) and irregular with loss of normal wall layering, most pronounced in the antrum and near the pylorus.
- The gastric wall was sampled via ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration.
Diagnosis
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Gastric lymphoma, large cell
Confirmed
- Species
- Feline
- Breed
- Domestic shorthair
- Age
- 5 years
- Sex
- Female spayed
- Weight
- 2.7 kg
- Level
- Radiologist
Key take-home points
Marked gastric wall thickening with loss of layering. While neoplasia is prioritized, consider pythiosis as a differential for this kind of gastric mass in endemic areas.
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Contributed by
- Luke Winter
BVM&S · WAVES Vet
3 cases - Oren Ofer
DVM, DVSc, DACVR
25 cases
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Cite this case
Winter L. Gastric lymphoma, large cell. Radabase case 09ed4c88. Retrieved 2026-09-23 from https://www.radabase.vet/case/09ed4c88-e1a8-41e6-a405-779c46568c18