Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with small-cell lymphoma affecting gall bladder and intestines
By Baxter, Katie J et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2012·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Gastrointestinal small-cell lymphoma with gall bladder involvement in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old female domestic shorthair cat was brought in because she had a decreased appetite and elevated liver enzymes. An ultrasound showed abnormal growths in her gall bladder and liver, leading to surgery where biopsies were taken. The tests confirmed she had small-cell lymphoma, a type of cancer affecting her gall bladder, liver, and small intestine. After starting treatment with medications including prednisolone, chlorambucil, and ursodeoxycholic acid, the cat has remained stable for 23 months.
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Abstract
A 13-year-old female spayed domestic shorthair cat presented for investigation of decreased appetite and increased serum liver enzyme concentrations. An abdominal ultrasound revealed multiple sessile hyperechoic structures along the luminal aspect of the gall bladder wall and a mildly enlarged liver with hyperechoic nodules. Cholecystectomy was performed and biopsies were obtained by laparotomy. Histopathologic examination with immunohistochemistry was consistent with a diagnosis of small-cell lymphoma of T cells within the gall bladder, liver and small intestine. Clonality testing confirmed the diagnosis. The cat remains clinically stable 23 months after institution of treatment with prednisolone, chlorambucil and ursodeoxycholic acid. This is the first report of small-cell lymphoma in the gall bladder of a cat.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22412164/