Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat develops bone cancer in leg 11 years after fracture
By Baum, Jared I et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2018·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
PetCaseFinder translated the abstract of this peer-reviewed paper into plain English so pet owners can read it. We do not publish original research — every detail traces back to the citation above. How we work →
Original publication title: Fracture-associated osteosarcoma of the femur in a cat.
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old domestic shorthair cat developed a bone cancer called fracture-associated osteosarcoma in the left hind leg, which appeared 11 years after a previous injury. The veterinarian performed an amputation of the leg to remove the cancerous bone. Unfortunately, three months after the surgery, the cat was found to have lung metastasis, meaning the cancer had spread to the lungs. This case highlights that bone cancer can develop many years after an injury in cats.
People also search for: cat bone cancer symptoms · domestic shorthair amputation recovery · cat lung cancer treatment
Abstract
This report describes a domestic shorthair cat with fracture-associated osteosarcoma 11 years after injury. A left hind limb amputation was performed using coxofemoral disarticulation. No intravenous cytotoxic chemotherapy was used after surgery. Pulmonary metastasis was identified 3 months after amputation. Fracture-associated osteosarcoma may occur in the cat more than 10 years after initial injury.
Find similar cases for your pet
PetCaseFinder finds other peer-reviewed reports of pets with the same symptoms, plus a plain-English summary of what was tried across them.
Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30510315/