Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with lung cancer and fat pneumonia causing breathing trouble
By Jerram, R M et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1998·Department of Small Animal Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Endogenous lipid (cholesterol) pneumonia associated with bronchogenic carcinoma in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old female domestic longhair cat was brought to the vet because she was having trouble breathing, vomiting, and limping on her left front leg. X-rays showed a mass in her left lung, which was surgically removed. Unfortunately, after surgery, she continued to have serious breathing problems and was euthanized 11 days later. The examination after her passing revealed that she had lipid pneumonia (a type of lung inflammation) and bronchogenic carcinoma (lung cancer), which had likely spread to other organs.
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Abstract
An 11-year-old, female domestic longhair was presented for dyspnea, vomiting, and left forelimb lameness. A mass in the left caudal lung lobe was seen on thoracic radiographs. The mass was resected during thoracotomy, and histopathology confirmed a diagnosis of endogenous lipid pneumonia. The cat recovered slowly from surgery and was euthanized 11 days following discharge because of persistent respiratory difficulties. Necropsy findings included lipid pneumonia and bronchogenic carcinoma, with probable tumor metastasis to the small intestine, spleen, kidney, and left triceps muscle.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9657158/