Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with heart lymphoma and feline leukemia virus symptoms
By Henrique Inhauser Riceti Magalhães et al.·Published in Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine·2019·Universidade de São Paulo, USP. São Paulo, SP, Brazil., BR·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Feline cardiac lymphoma: a case report
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old cat with feline leukemia virus (FeLV) was brought in for breathing problems, loss of appetite, weight loss, and lethargy. After tests, the vet found a mass on the heart and diagnosed cardiac lymphoma, a rare type of cancer. Unfortunately, because the diagnosis was made late, it complicated the treatment options. Early detection is crucial for better outcomes in cases like this.
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Abstract
Cancer is the main cause of death among pet animals. FeLV, the feline leukemia virus, increases the odds of domestic felines’ developing lymphoma or leukemia 62 fold. The cardiac lymphoma is a rare neoplasia and little is known about it in Veterinary Medicine. Therefore, it has been sought to report a case of cardiac lymphoma in a two-year-old, FeLV-positive feline patient, who presented dyspnea, lack of appetite, progressive loss of weight, and apathy. By means of supplementary examination, the presence of a mass attached to the heat would be verified, and lymphoma was diagnosed upon histopathological examination. It is thus concluded that this neoplasia was associated to the feline leukemia virus and that, in spite of the supplementary examinations’ having been utterly important for a correct diagnosis, the lack of an early definition aggravated the clinical picture of the patient and hindered the implementation of specific treatment.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.29374/2527-2179.bjvm100019