Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
CT and biopsy signs linked to nasal tumors in cats with sinus disease
By Tromblee, Tonya C et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2006·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Association between clinical characteristics, computed tomography characteristics, and histologic diagnosis for cats with sinonasal disease.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 43 cats with nasal problems underwent CT scans and endoscopic exams to find out what was causing their symptoms. Some cats had tumors in their noses (sinonasal neoplasia), while others had inflammation (rhinitis). Signs that suggested a tumor included having discharge from one eye and finding a mass in the throat during the exam. The study found specific CT scan results that were more common in cats with tumors, such as damage to certain bones in the face. This information can help vets diagnose and treat cats with similar nasal issues more effectively.
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Abstract
The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the association between clinical characteristics, computed tomography (CT) characteristics, and histologic diagnosis in 43 cats with sinonasal disease. All cats were evaluated with CT and nasopharyngeal endoscopic examination, with histologic diagnosis based on nasal biopsy. Fifteen cats were diagnosed with sinonasal neoplasia and 28 cats were diagnosed with rhinitis. Clinical characteristics determined to be significantly associated with neoplasia were unilateral ocular discharge (odds ratio [OR] 9.6) and the presence of a nasopharyngeal mass during endoscopic examination (OR 18.9). CT characteristics found to be significantly associated with neoplasia included: unilateral lysis of ethmoturbinates (OR 11.0), unilateral lysis of the dorsal (OR 8.3) and lateral maxilla (OR 6.9), lysis of the vomer bone (OR 6.7) and ventral maxilla (OR 28.8), and bilateral lysis of the orbital lamina (OR 4.1); unilateral abnormal soft tissue/fluid within the sphenoid sinus (OR 15.3), frontal sinus (OR 10.4), and/or and retrobulbar space (OR 12.2). Lysis of the maxillary turbinates, nasal septum, nasal bone, palatine bone, and cribriform plate were not significantly associated with sinonasal neoplasia.
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