Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat's heart lymphoma symptoms improved with chemotherapy
By Shih, Julia L et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology·2014·Oradell Animal Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cardiac involvement secondary to mediastinal lymphoma in a cat: regression with chemotherapy.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old male domestic short hair cat was diagnosed with mediastinal lymphoma, which is a type of cancer that affected his heart and caused serious symptoms. The cat had heart issues due to the cancer spreading into the heart tissue, leading to problems with blood flow. After starting chemotherapy, the cat showed improvement, and his heart function returned to normal for a while. Unfortunately, he later developed neurological problems, and the decision was made to euthanize him 58 days after treatment began.
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Abstract
Mediastinal lymphoma with neoplastic invasion into the heart was diagnosed in a 9-year-old castrated male domestic short hair cat. The neoplastic infiltrate was seen throughout the atria and atrial septum, surrounded the aortic root, and resulted in narrowing of the right ventricular outflow tract. Chemotherapy resulted in resolution of the echocardiographic abnormalities and the cat's clinical signs until the patient was euthanized 58 days later following development of neurologic signs. Mediastinal lymphoma with myocardial invasion and response to chemotherapy has not been documented previously in the veterinary literature.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24768168/