Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with bleeding tumor in the duodenum causing severe anemia
By Nabeta, Rina et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2019·Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A case of feline primary duodenal carcinoid with intestinal hemorrhage.
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Plain-English summary
A 15-year-old neutered male Persian cat was brought to the vet because he was vomiting blood and had dark, tarry stools. Tests showed a mass in his intestine that was causing bleeding. The vet tried to remove part of the mass and stop the bleeding, but unfortunately, the cat continued to lose blood and passed away due to severe anemia. The mass was identified as a duodenal carcinoid, a type of tumor that can cause serious issues.
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Abstract
A 15-year-old neutered male Persian cat was presented with recurrent hematemesis and melena. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a mass in the proximal descending duodenal wall. Endoscopic examination revealed hemorrhage on the luminal side of the mass. Fine-needle aspiration of the mass was performed. Microscopic analysis revealed a cluster of cells with oval nuclei and indistinct cell borders, suggesting a neoplastic disease of neuroendocrine origin. The mass located near the major duodenal papilla was partially resected, and the bleeding was stopped by cauterization. However, the surgical procedures could not control the hemorrhage from the tumor mass, and the cat died of severe anemia. Immunohistopathological analysis revealed that the tumor was a duodenal carcinoid.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31257234/