Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with large flank bone tumor treated with surgery and carboplatin
By Spugnini, E P et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2001·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Extraskeletal osteosarcoma in a cat.
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was brought in for a growing mass on her left side. Tests showed that the mass was an extraskeletal osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer that wasn't connected to her skeleton. Due to the size of the tumor, the vet treated her with a chemotherapy drug called carboplatin before and after surgery to remove the tumor. Thankfully, the cat has not had any recurrence of the tumor in the two years since her treatment.
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Abstract
A 7-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was referred for evaluation of a localized growing mass on the left flank. Cytologic and histologic findings suggested that the mass was an extraskeletal osteosarcoma. Radiography failed to reveal any association between the lesion and the axial or appendicular skeleton. Because of the large size of the tumor, the cat was treated with carboplatin prior to and after surgery (hemipelvectomy) to ensure that surgical margins were free of neoplastic cells and to prevent systemic dissemination of malignant cells. The tumor has not recurred during a 2-year follow-up period.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11439771/