Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cats with nasopharyngeal lymphoma and brain mass seen on MRI
By Chang, Y et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2006·Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging features of nasopharyngeal lymphoma in two cats with concurrent intracranial mass.
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Plain-English summary
Two cats were brought in with breathing problems and signs of eye nerve issues, like difficulty moving their eyes. They were diagnosed with nasopharyngeal lymphoma, a type of cancer affecting the nasal area, and both had a mass in their brain. An MRI showed that the cancer was affecting both the nasopharynx and the brain. Unfortunately, the prognosis for these cats can be serious, and treatment options would typically involve chemotherapy, but the specific outcomes for these cases were not detailed.
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Abstract
Lymphoma is reported to be the most common nasal and second most common intracranial neoplasm in cats. Intracranial lymphoma may occur as a primary central nervous system lymphoma or as part of multi-centric disease. Two cats were presented with histopathologically confirmed nasopharyngeal lymphoma and concurrent mass within the middle fossa of the cranial cavity, with magnetic resonance imaging suggestive of direct communication. Both cats demonstrated evidence of bilateral oculomotor nerve deficits and upper respiratory tract noise. In one cat, bilateral optic nerve deficits were also present. The magnetic resonance imaging features were similar in both cases and demonstrated a contrast-enhancing intracranial mass on the ventral aspect of the middle fossa of the cranial cavity and an adjacent mass arising from the dorsal aspect of the nasopharynx. Lymphoma should be included as an important differential diagnosis in cats presented with middle cranial fossa syndrome (in particular ophthalmoplegia) and stertor.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17076793/