Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with rare aortic body tumor spreading to other organs
By Hansen, Sonya C et al.·Published in Veterinary clinical pathology·2016·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma of aortic body origin in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old female Domestic Shorthair cat was brought to the vet because she had fluid in her chest and a suspected mass near her heart. Scans showed a large mass, and tests confirmed it was a neuroendocrine tumor. The owners tried a medication called toceranib phosphate at home, but sadly, the cat passed away about six weeks later. A post-mortem examination revealed that the tumor had spread, which is very rare for this type of cancer in cats.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old, female spayed Domestic Shorthair cat was presented to the Auburn University Emergency and Critical Care service for evaluation of pleural effusion and a suspected intrathoracic mass. Computed tomography was performed which confirmed the presence of a large intrathoracic mass, likely heart-based. Fine-needle aspirates were obtained and a cytologic diagnosis of a neuroendocrine tumor was made. Treatment with toceranib phosphate was briefly attempted at home by the owners. The cat died at home approximately 6 weeks after diagnosis. Necropsy and subsequent histopathologic examination revealed a metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma of aortic body origin. Aortic body tumors are extremely rare in cats and to the authors' knowledge, a neuroendocrine carcinoma of aortic body origin with distant metastases has not yet been reported in a cat.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27564688/