Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with FIV developed lymphosarcoma in liver and kidneys after 9
By Callanan, J J et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·1992·Department of Veterinary Pathology, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Lymphosarcoma in experimentally induced feline immunodeficiency virus infection [corrected].
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Plain-English summary
A 21-month-old cat that was infected with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) developed lymphosarcoma, a type of cancer, nine months after the infection. Despite being free of feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and showing no obvious signs of illness, the cat had lesions in its liver and kidneys. The cancer likely arose from an increase in certain immune cells triggered by the FIV infection. Unfortunately, the abstract does not provide information on treatment or the outcome for this cat.
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Abstract
A cat experimentally infected with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) but known to be free of feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) developed lymphosarcoma. The lesions in the liver and kidneys were present nine months after infection, when the cat was 21 months old. The cat had no overt signs of immunodeficiency and it is suggested that the B cell activation induced shortly after FIV infection produced a large pool of proliferating lymphocytes from which the malignant cells emerged.
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