Table 1.
Case # | Clinical Investigations | Outcome | Laboratory Analyses | Histological Findings |
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1 | Ultrasonographic investigation, echo-guided needle aspiration | Euthanized | Bacteriology, histology | Submucosal and muscularis mucosae inflammation, lamina propria edema, mucosal hyperplasia with squamous metaplasia |
2 | Ultrasonographic investigation, echo-guided needle aspiration | Euthanized | Bacteriology, histology | Submucosal, muscularis mucosae and lamina propria inflammation, mucosal hyperplasia with mucous metaplasia and intraepithelial parasitic stages |
3 | Ultrasonographic investigation | Euthanized | Histology | Submucosal inflammation |
4 | Ultrasonographic investigation, echo-guided needle aspiration | Euthanized | Bacteriology, histology | Submucosal inflammation, muscularis mucosae fibrosis, mucosal hyperplasia with intraepithelial parasitic stages. |
5 | X-ray | Euthanized | Histology | Muscularis mucosae fibrosis, mucosal hyperplasia and inflammation (papillary type) |
6 | X-ray, ultrasonographic investigation | Euthanized | Bacteriology, histology | Submucosal and muscularis mucosae inflammation, muscularis mucosae fibrosis |
7 | Ultrasonographic investigation, echo-guided needle aspiration |
Recovered | Bacteriology | NA |
8 | Ultrasonographic investigation, echo-guided needle aspiration | Recovered | Bacteriology | NA |
9 | Ultrasonographic investigation, echo-guided needle aspiration | Recovered | Bacteriology | NA |
NA: not applicable.