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Due to the absence of an identified gross lesion, nascent primary duodenal carcinoma was suspected. The dog presented 29\u202fdays later for acute worsening of signs, development of neoplastic peritoneal effusion, and protein-losing enteropathy. Thoracic radiographs identified pulmonary nodules consistent with carcinoma on cytology. Humane euthanasia was elected 2 days later with necropsy identifying disseminated neoplastic emboli and marked lipogranulomatous lymphangitis. Strong positive nuclear labelling for thyroid transcription factor-1 of the pulmonary neoplasm and neoplastic cells within the small intestinal lymphatics of the original biopsy were consistent with disseminated primary pulmonary carcinoma (PPC). 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