Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with rare IgA myeloma tumor and kidney failure
By Igase, Masaya et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2016·Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Bimodal immunoglobulin A gammopathy in a cat with feline myeloma-related disorders.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old female mixed breed cat was brought in with a lump on her right hind leg. Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with a serious condition called feline myeloma-related disorders, which involves abnormal plasma cells and can lead to kidney failure. Despite efforts to treat her, she passed away about a month later due to complications from her illness. A postmortem examination confirmed the presence of cancerous cells in her mass, liver, and spleen.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old female spayed mixed breed cat with a subcutaneous mass on the right hind limb was revealed with bimodal monoclonal gammopathy composed of IgA by immunoelectrophoresis and immunofixation. Approximately 1 month after referral, the cat died due to renal failure. Postmortem immunohistopathologic evaluation of the subcutaneous mass revealed neoplastic cell proliferation of plasma cells and giant myeloma cells. Neoplastic cells were also present in the liver and spleen. These results led to the diagnosis of a rare case of feline myeloma-related disorders with extramedullary plasmacytoma infiltrating in multiple locations. This report emphasizes the necessity to accumulate cases with similar clinicopathologic findings in the future.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26638898/