Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diabetes mellitus after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma with hypoglycemia in a dog.
- Journal:
- The Journal of veterinary medical science
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Sakai, Manabu et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Medicine · Japan
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old male beagle was brought in because he was having seizures caused by low blood sugar and had a large mass in his abdomen. After various imaging tests and a biopsy, the mass was identified as a type of liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma. Following surgery to remove part of the liver, the dog's blood sugar levels rose above normal, and sugar was found in his urine, leading to a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (a condition where the body has trouble managing blood sugar). He was treated with insulin for more than two years after the surgery, and the treatment was successful in managing his diabetes.
Abstract
A 10-year-old male beagle was referred to us with seizure related to hypoglycemia and a large intraabdominal mass. Based on various types of imaging and a laparoscopic biopsy, the intraabdominal mass was diagnosed as a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) of the quadrate lobe. The hypoglycemia was suspected to be associated with the HCC. After lobectomy of the quadrate lobe was performed, blood glucose levels continued to increase to higher than normal values and sugar was detected in the urine. The dog was diagnosed as diabetes mellitus (DM) and was treated with insulin for over two years after the surgery.
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