Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Weight loss and vomiting in a female Persian cat from duodenal
By Nicolás Enríquez et al.·Published in Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology·2022·Veterinary Internal Medicine and Pharmacology Research Group MIFARVET, Animal Sciences Faculty, University of Nariño, Pasto, Colombia, BR·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Feline gastrointestinal eosinophilic sclerosing fibroplasia
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A female Persian cat was brought in after losing weight and occasionally vomiting for three months. The veterinarian found that she was weak and had a mass in her intestines. Tests showed that the mass was a non-cancerous growth made up of dense connective tissue and a lot of immune cells. This condition, called eosinophilic sclerosing fibroplasia, is the first of its kind reported in Colombia. The cat's treatment plan would likely focus on managing her symptoms and monitoring her condition.
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Abstract
A female Persian cat arrives for clinical assessment with a 3-month history of weight loss and sporadic vomiting. The clinical and paraclinical findings were hypodynamia cachexia, leukocytosis and presence of a mass in duodenum. Histopathological evaluation revealed a non-neoplastic tumor proliferation, which was organized into dense, sclerotic-like connective tissue trabeculae that anastomosed, with cells of spindle-shaped morphology, elongated and rounded nuclei with prominent nucleoli and fine granular chromatin. These cells were intermingled with abundant eosinophils and in smaller proportion lymphocytes, macrophages, plasma cells, with transmural distribution. Masson’s trichrome differential staining trabeculae of collagen fibers. Based on the clinical and microscopic findings, the diagnosis of feline eosinophilic sclerosing fibroplasia is established, being this pathology’s first documented report in Colombia.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.24070/bjvp.1983-0246.v15i1p57-61