Clinical findings, rhinoscopy and histological evaluation of 54 dogs with chronic nasal disease

• Published in: Journal of veterinary science (Suwŏn-si, Korea) Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 249 - 255
• Main Authors: Pietra, Marco, University of Bologna, Italy, Spinella, Giuseppe, University of Catanzaro, Italy, Pasquali, Flavio, University of Bologna, Italy, Romagnoli, Noemi, University of Bologna, Italy, Bettini, Giuliano, University of Bologna, Italy, Spadari, Alessandro, University of Bologna, Italy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) 대한수의학회 01.09.2010; The Korean Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Animals; CHIEN; chronic nasal disease; Dog Diseases - diagnosis; Dog Diseases - pathology; DOGS; Endoscopy - methods; Endoscopy - veterinary; Histological Techniques - veterinary; Italy; nasal inflammation; Nasopharyngeal Diseases - diagnosis; Nasopharyngeal Diseases - pathology; Nasopharyngeal Diseases - veterinary; neoplasia; Original; PERRO; rhinoscopy; 수의학; Italy; chronic nasal disease; rhinoscopy; dog; nasal inflammation; neoplasia
• ISSN: 1229-845X; 1976-555X
• DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2010.11.3.249

Nasal diseases are very common in dogs and rhinoscopy is often required for a definitive diagnosis. Rhinoscopy, while superficial in nature, can guide the clinician to the final diagnosis. In this study, rhinoscopy was performed on 54 dogs with symptoms of chronic nasopharyngeal disease. The endoscopic diagnosis of neoplasia or chronic nasal inflammation was validated with histological examination of pathological samples, in order to evaluate the degree of concordance between endoscopic findings and histological diagnosis. The agreement between endoscopy and histology was tested by application of Cohen's kappa coefficient. We conclude that correlation between endoscopic results and histological diagnosis, expressed by a Cohen's kappa coefficient of 0.73, is only possible with a constant cooperation between the clinician and the pathologist.