Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with nose tumor caused by bovine papillomavirus type 14
By Kiefer, C et al.·Published in Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde·2017·Tierarztpraxis Stadthof·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: [Feline sarcoid in a 1-year-old domestic short-haired cat caused by bovine papillomavirus type 14 in Switzerland].
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Plain-English summary
A 1-year-old domestic short-haired cat living on a farm in Switzerland had a 5 cm mass bulging from her left nostril. The veterinarian diagnosed it as a feline sarcoid tumor, which is linked to a virus called bovine papillomavirus type 14. Although the mass was only partially removed due to its tricky location, the cat made a full recovery after surgery, and there were no signs of the tumor coming back even 10 months later.
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Abstract
A 1-year- old domestic short haired cat, living on a farm in Switzerland, was presented to the veterinarian with a 5 cm in diameter mass, bulging from her left nostril. The mass was only incompletely removed because of its unfavourable location. Histologically, the lesion consisted of an infiltrative growing spindeloid proliferation in close approximation to the epidermis and was diagnosed as a feline sarcoid tumour. The presence of Bovine Papillomavirus type 14 (BPV-14) specific DNA could be identified in the tissue by using two PCR assays. The amplified sequences of 194 and 549 base pairs (bp) were 99% and 100% identical with a virus isolated after autopsy, from a cat with feline sarcoid in the USA. The cat recovered completely after an even incomplete surgical excision and no recurrence could be observed 10 months later.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28952958/