Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with high eosinophils linked to bladder cancer tumor
By Sellon, R K et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1992·Department of Companion Animal and Special Species Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Hypereosinophilia associated with transitional cell carcinoma in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 14-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was brought to the vet because of an abdominal mass and high levels of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell. The vet diagnosed her with transitional cell carcinoma, a type of bladder cancer. Further tests showed that the high eosinophil count was likely due to an unknown cause rather than the cancer itself. Unfortunately, the cat's condition was serious, and the focus was on understanding the underlying issues rather than a specific treatment for the cancer.
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Abstract
A 14-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was evaluated because of an abdominal mass and eosinophilia. Widely disseminated, transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder was diagnosed histologically. To further characterize the eosinophilia, eosinophils were separated from other leukocytes and cultured in vitro. Harvested cells were evaluated for density and for in vitro survivability. Results of these tests, hyperplasia of bone marrow eosinophil precursors, and lack of tumor tissue eosinophilic infiltrates suggested that an eosinophilopoietic stimulus of undetermined origin was likely the cause of this cat's hypereosinophilia.
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