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9-year-old male neutered Terrier

March 1, 2014
Martha M. Larson, DVM, MS, DACVR Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech

Presented for hematuria and stranguria

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    Right lateral radiograph of the abdomen
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    Ventrodorsal radiograph of the abdomen
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The prostate is enlarged for a neutered male, and contains multiple foci of mineralization, some with distal shadowing. Mineralization in a neutered male canine prostate is highly suggestive of prostatic carcinoma.

Prostatic carcinoma was confirmed on a fine needle aspirate.