Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with bladder lymphoma also affecting gall bladder and causing
By Geigy, C A et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2010·Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Extranodal B-cell lymphoma in the urinary bladder with cytological evidence of concurrent involvement of the gall bladder in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 15-year-old domestic shorthair cat was brought to the vet with severe blood in the urine, difficulty urinating, loss of appetite, and lethargy that had lasted for 10 days. The vet found a large, painful urinary bladder and abdominal pain, and an ultrasound showed thickening in both the urinary bladder and gall bladder. Tests confirmed the cat had B-cell lymphoma affecting both areas. Although the cat showed some improvement with chemotherapy, it had to be euthanized six weeks later due to returning symptoms.
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Abstract
A 15-year-old domestic shorthair cat was presented with severe haematuria, stranguria, anorexia and lethargy of 10 days' duration. Physical examination revealed a large painful urinary bladder and pain in the cranial abdomen. Abdominal ultrasound revealed severe generalised mural thickening of both the gall bladder and the urinary bladder. Lymphoma was diagnosed on cytology of urine sediment and fine-needle aspirates of the gall bladder. Despite a transitory clinical improvement and partial remission following chemotherapy, the cat was euthanased six weeks after initial presentation due to recurrent clinical signs. Post-mortem examination confirmed a B-cell lymphoma in the urinary bladder. This report is the first description of gall bladder and bladder lymphoma in a cat.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20536697/