Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with neck and forelimb swelling from vein clot and chest tumor
By Sottiaux, J & Franck, M·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·1998·Department of Ultrasonography, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cranial vena caval thrombosis secondary to invasive mediastinal lymphosarcoma in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old female cat was brought in with swelling in her neck and forelimbs, along with breathing difficulties and a bluish tint to her gums. The vet discovered that these symptoms were caused by a blockage in a major vein due to a type of cancer called mediastinal lymphosarcoma. Unfortunately, the condition was severe, and further tests showed a large blood clot in the vein. Sadly, the cat did not survive, highlighting the serious nature of this condition and its complications.
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Abstract
A 12-year-old female cat was diagnosed with a cranial vena caval thrombosis in association with a mediastinal lymphosarcoma. The cause of the cranial vena caval thrombosis was thought to be invasion of the venous wall by neoplastic lymphoid cells. Clinical signs of cranial vena caval thrombosis, such as swelling and oedema of the submandibular area, the ventral part of the neck and the forelimbs, were related to a space-occupying mediastinal lymphosarcoma, which also induced respiratory distress and cyanosis. Non-selective angiocardiography demonstrated the occlusion of the cranial vena cava and abnormal venous collateral vessels feeding the heart which are accepted as the venographic hallmark of clinically overt cranial vena caval syndrome. At postmortem examination, an intracaval thrombus, 5 cm in length, was seen extending from the costocervical vein to the sulcus terminalis of the right atrium.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9693422/