Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with brain tumor seizures in remission after radiation and chemo
By Tamura, Masahiro et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2013·Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Feline anaplastic oligodendroglioma: long-term remission through radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old spayed female Abyssinian cat was brought in for seizures that occurred in clusters. After an MRI, the vet found a brain tumor called a glioma. The cat underwent radiation therapy, which initially reduced the tumor size, but it came back after about 11 months. Additional radiation and chemotherapy with nimustine were started, leading to further tumor shrinkage. Unfortunately, the cat later passed away due to complications from treatment for a different cancer, but she had lived for over four years after her initial diagnosis.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old spayed female Abyssinian cat was presented with cluster limbic focal seizures with secondary generalisation. From magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, the cat was diagnosed clinically as having a glioma in the left piriform lobe, and hypofractionated radiation therapy (RT) was performed using a linear accelerator. Although the tumour size had reduced significantly at 4 months after RT, recurrence was observed at 11 months after RT. Additional RT was performed and was effective; however, recurrence was observed at 11 months after the additional RT. Chemotherapy was started using nimustine (ACNU; 30 mg/m(2), every 6 weeks). Tumour regression was confirmed by follow-up MRIs from 2 to 5 months after starting chemotherapy. Four years and 2 months after the first presentation the cat died as a result of tumour lysis syndrome following treatment of a high-grade lymphoma. Histopathological diagnosis of the brain tumour confirmed anaplastic oligodendroglioma.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23651604/