Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with chronic vomiting had stomach masses diagnosed as T-cell
By Brosinski, K et al.·Published in Veterinary pathology·2013·Institute of Veterinary Pathology·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Diagnostic exercise: Submucosal gastric masses in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 14-year-old neutered male cat was brought in for chronic vomiting and was found to have two masses in the stomach wall. The veterinarian surgically removed these masses, which were diagnosed as T-cell lymphoma, a type of cancer. Fortunately, the cat received treatment following the surgery, which helped manage the condition. If your cat is experiencing similar symptoms, it’s important to consult your veterinarian for a thorough evaluation.
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Abstract
A 14-year-old neutered male cat presenting with chronic vomiting had 2 masses within the submucosa of the stomach that were excised. They presented histologically as circumscribed, submucosal masses consisting of diffusely arranged medium-sized round cells with a moderate amount of cytoplasm and interspersed eosinophils, separated by trabecular fibroblastic stroma. The overlying mucosa was diffusely infiltrated by the same round cells, and marked epitheliotropism was present. Neoplastic cells labelled positive for CD3 and negative for CD79a and CD117. Giemsa staining and silver staining (SNOBA) were also negative. A T-cell lymphoma with reactive fibroplasia was diagnosed, and differential diagnoses including mast cell tumor and feline gastrointestinal eosinophilic sclerosing fibroplasia could be excluded.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23012386/