Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with multiple bile duct growths causing liver mass and surgery
By Naghi, Rachel et al.·Published in Veterinary medicine and science·2023·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Multiple biliary duct hamartomas in a cat resulting in a hepatic mass: A case report.
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Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old male neutered domestic short-haired cat was found to have a large mass in his liver after surgery to remove what was thought to be a cancerous growth. Imaging tests showed that the mass was actually made up of multiple biliary duct hamartomas, which are non-cancerous growths. After the mass was surgically removed, the cat was monitored and showed no signs of disease returning three months later. The surgery was successful, and the cat is doing well.
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Abstract
A 13-year-old, male neutered domestic short-haired cat was diagnosed with multiple biliary duct hamartomas after liver lobectomy for a suspected malignant hepatic mass. Distinguishing ultrasonographic findings included a lobular, mostly well-defined, heterogeneous, predominantly hyperechoic, left hepatic mass. Computed tomography (CT) confirmed the presence of a lobular, well-defined, fluid to soft tissue attenuating, heterogeneously hypoenhancing left divisional hepatic mass. Grossly, a large left sided multilobular pale pink gelatinous hepatic mass was surgically excised. Histopathologically, the mass was composed of irregular cystic spaces lined by cuboidal epithelium and separated by mature regular fibrous tissue. Three months following surgery there was no evidence of recurrence or progression of disease on repeat abdominal ultrasound (AUS).
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37386741/