Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with lung fluid caused by rare heart base tumor
By Willis, R et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2001·Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Aortic body chemodectoma causing pulmonary oedema in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old male domestic shorthaired cat was brought to the vet because he was having trouble breathing. X-rays and an ultrasound of his heart showed fluid in his lungs and a mass near the heart. Sadly, after he passed away, the mass was identified as a rare tumor called an aortic body chemodectoma, which had spread to nearby lymph nodes. This type of tumor is uncommon in cats, and it's unusual for it to cause breathing problems like pulmonary edema.
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Abstract
A seven-year-old male domestic shorthaired cat was presented with persistent dyspnoea. Thoracic radiography and echocardiography revealed pulmonary oedema and a mass at the base of the heart. At necropsy the mass was found to be an aortic body chemodectoma that had metastasised to the sternal lymph node. This is a rare tumour in the cat, the third reported case where there was evidence of metastasis, and only the second reported case where there was evidence of lymphocytic infiltration of the primary tumour. Pulmonary oedema is an unusual presentation of this tumour in the cat.
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