Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with submandibular salivary gland cancer and spread to other areas
By Mazzullo, Giuseppe et al.·Published in Veterinary clinical pathology·2005·Department f Veterinary Public Health, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Carcinoma of the submandibular salivary glands with multiple metastases in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat was brought in because he was coughing, having trouble swallowing, and seemed very weak. The vet found swollen areas in his neck and noticed some eye changes. After tests, including X-rays and a biopsy, the diagnosis was salivary gland cancer that had spread to nearby lymph nodes and tissues. Unfortunately, the cat was euthanized due to the severity of the disease, and further examination confirmed widespread cancer throughout his body.
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Abstract
A 9-year-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat was presented because of coughing, dysphagia, and prostration. Examination revealed firm bilateral anterocervical swellings extensively adhered to the surrounding tissues. Anisocoria with left-side miosis was also evident. X-ray and ultrasound examinations along with a fine-needle aspiration biopsy were performed. Slides were stained with May-Grünwald Giemsa, and a diagnosis of salivary gland carcinoma was made. At surgery, the tumor was found to involve both submandibular salivary glands as well as adjacent lymph nodes and surrounding tissues. The cat was euthanized and necropsy was performed. The majority of tissues and organs examined histologically, including mandibular and retropharyngeal lymph nodes, soft palate, laryngopharynx and lungs, contained neoplastic cells whose appearance was consistent with adenocarcinoma. Bilateral salivary adenocarcinoma has not previously been reported in cats, and extensive metastases are rare.
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