Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Long-term control of throat cancer in a cat after surgery
By Sesanto, Christine et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2025·Cancer Care Centre, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Long-term outcome following multimodality treatment in a cat with recurrent laryngeal adenocarcinoma.
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Plain-English summary
A 9.5-year-old male neutered domestic short-haired cat was treated for recurrent laryngeal adenocarcinoma, a type of throat cancer. After surgery to remove the tumor, the cat received two rounds of radiation therapy to help control the cancer. Although the cat experienced some mild side effects, there was no sign of the cancer returning for 42 months after the second round of treatment. Unfortunately, the cat was later euthanized due to kidney disease, but the long-term control of the cancer was considered successful.
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Abstract
A 9.5-year-old male neutered domestic short-haired cat received two courses of postoperative, definitive-intent conformal radiation therapy (RT) for recurrent laryngeal adenocarcinoma (LACA). Adjuvant RT was prescribed (16 × 3.0 Gy, total 48 Gy) following incomplete resection. Following tumor recurrence and subsequent incomplete resection 31.5 months after the first course, a second course was prescribed (20 × 2.5 Gy, total 50 Gy). Acute and late adverse events were mild. No evidence of local recurrence was documented 42 months following the second course when the cat was euthanized for renal disease. This first report of long-term control in a cat with LACA supports further evaluation of surgery and definitive-intent RT.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39681987/