Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with B-cell lymphoma causing vomiting and weight loss
By Ohshima, Makoto et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2004·Department of Veterinary Pathology, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: B-cell immunoblastic lymphoma with multinucleated giant cells in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old male mixed breed cat experienced intermittent vomiting and weight loss for six months before sadly passing away. During the examination after death, the vet found large white areas in both kidneys and thickening of the stomach wall. Tests showed that the cat had B-cell immunoblastic lymphoma, a type of cancer affecting the lymphocytes, which are part of the immune system. Unfortunately, the cat did not survive, highlighting the importance of early detection and treatment for similar symptoms in pets.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old male mixed breed cat died after six months history of intermittent vomiting and weight loss. At necropsy, large white-colored foci were found in both kidneys, and whitish thickening of the gastric wall was present at the pyloric part of the stomach. Histopathological examination revealed that both lesions consisted of proliferation of large-sized neoplastic lymphocytes intermingled with multinucleated giant cells. Immunohistochemically, the neoplastic cells were positive for both B-cell antigen receptor complex (CD 79 alpha cy) and MHC class II, although multinucleated giant cells were negative. The present case was diagnosed as B-cell immunoblastic lymphoma with multinucleated giant cells.
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