Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
B-cell lymphoma causing eye growths in a cat
By Radi, Zaher A et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2004·College of Veterinary Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: B-cell conjunctival lymphoma in a cat.
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old female Domestic Short-haired cat had a growth in her eye that was surgically removed and found to be a type of cancer called B-cell lymphoma. The tumor was infiltrative and made up of abnormal cells that were densely packed together. This case is notable because it is the first time that this specific type of eye cancer in cats has been characterized using special staining techniques. The cat's treatment involved surgery to remove the tumor, but further details on her recovery were not provided.
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Abstract
A bilateral conjunctival neoplasm was surgically removed from a 13-year-old Domestic Short-haired female cat and examined by histopathology. The neoplasm was infiltrative, nonencapsulated and composed of large sheets of densely packed, round to polygonal cells. Neoplastic cells were variably sized with scant to modest amounts of cytoplasm and oval to round nuclei. On immunohistochemistry the neoplastic cells stained positively for BLA.36 and negative for CD-3 antibodies. On the basis of histopathology and immunohistochemical findings, a diagnosis of conjunctival B-cell lymphoma was made. This is the first case with immunohistochemical characterization of conjunctival lymphoma in a cat.
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