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Data collected included patient demographic data, splenic and liver histopathology, gross appearance of the liver, and the presence or absence of hemoabdomen.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      38% (104 of 273) of dogs with splenic histopathology were determined to have splenic malignancy. Of these, 71% (74 of 104) had hemangiosarcoma. Eleven percent (27 of 250) of dogs with liver histopathology had malignant liver lesions. Two hundred forty of these cases were able to be compared to the splenic histopathology. Of the malignant liver biopsy specimens, 74% (20 of 27) of liver biopsies had the same malignancy identified in the spleen, including 19% (14 of 74) of splenic hemangiosarcoma cases. The presence of liver malignancy was statistically correlated with a grossly abnormal appearance of the liver (\u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 32.5). A predictive linear regression formula was developed with the applicable variables.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There is a strong association with gross liver appearance and metastatic disease from a primary splenic tumor.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our results indicate that liver biopsies should be obtained for cases in which the liver has grossly visible abnormalities. Grossly normal-appearing livers have a low risk of having histopathologic malignancy. Further studies should be conducted to evaluate the clinical application of the predictive formula.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.25.06.0408","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,12]],"date-time":"2025-09-12T15:57:04Z","timestamp":1757692624000},"page":"1521-1527","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Grossly normal-appearing livers have low risk of metastatic malignancy in dogs with splenic masses"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"263","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4364-6234","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Mariajesus","family":"Soula","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mathieu","family":"Glassman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Friendship Surgical Specialists, Washington, DC"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hui","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Statistics, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"David A.","family":"Upchurch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rochelle B.","family":"Anderson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Potomac Valley Veterinary Specialty Services, Springfield, VA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"issue":"11","key":"ref1","series-title":"Can Vet J","first-page":"1194","article-title":"Partial splenectomy for incidentally detected non-ruptured splenic lesions in dogs: 18 cases (2004-2018)","volume":"60","author":"Dongaonkar KR","year":"2019","unstructured":"Dongaonkar KR, Linden D, Davidson JR, Boothe HW, Tillson DM, Matz BM. 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