Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with red skin patches and anemia diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma
By Robveille, Cynthia et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc·2023·School of Veterinary Medicine, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Disseminated T-cell lymphoma with non-epitheliotropic cutaneous involvement in a cat with erythematous patches and regenerative anemia.
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Plain-English summary
A 14-year-old male domestic longhaired cat was brought in because he was very anemic and had red patches on his skin. Tests showed he had severe anemia and unusual lymphocytes in his blood. Further imaging revealed issues with his lungs, urinary bladder, and spleen. Skin biopsies confirmed he had T-cell lymphoma, a type of cancer that affected multiple organs, including his skin. Unfortunately, despite the diagnosis, the outcome was not favorable, and the cat had significant health issues due to the widespread cancer.
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Abstract
A 14-y-old, castrated male, diabetic, domestic longhaired cat was presented for investigation of anemia. General examination revealed widespread cutaneous erythematous macules and patches. Hematology and bone marrow aspiration revealed severe regenerative anemia and marked erythroid hyperplasia, respectively. Low numbers of intermediate-to-large, atypical lymphocytes were observed in the blood smear and bone marrow aspirates. Various imaging modalities demonstrated a diffuse pulmonary bronchial pattern, multifocal mural thickening of the urinary bladder, splenomegaly, and mild tri-cavitary effusion. Skin biopsies and cytologic examination of the pleural effusion demonstrated round-cell neoplasia consistent with lymphoma. Autopsy confirmed disseminated T-cell lymphoma, mostly affecting the urinary bladder, stomach, lymph nodes, and interscapular subcutis and muscles. Angiocentrism and nerve infiltration were present. The cutaneous erythematous patches, characterized by perivascular neoplastic lymphocytic infiltrates and angiodestruction, were a manifestation of the disseminated lymphoma in this cat, similar to the lesions reported in humans affected by angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36317261/