Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with myeloma-related disorder that progressed to leukemia
By Takeuchi, Yoshinori et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2010·Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Myeloma-related disorder with leukaemic progression in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old American Shorthair cat was brought to the vet with symptoms of nasal discharge, not eating, and losing weight. Blood tests showed low blood cell counts and high protein levels, and a bone marrow test revealed a large number of abnormal plasma cells. Despite trying several treatments, including chemotherapy and steroids, the cat did not improve and sadly passed away about 71 days after the initial visit. This case highlights a serious condition related to myeloma that progressed quickly and was difficult to treat.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old American Shorthair cat with nasal discharge, anorexia, and weight loss was found to have pancytopenia and hyperproteinaemia. Bone marrow aspiration revealed atypical plasma cells that totalled 50% of the nucleated bone marrow cells. The number of atypical plasma cells progressively increased in the peripheral blood during the observation period of 64 days. The cat did not respond to treatments with melphalan, chlorambucil, and prednisolone, and died 71 days after the initial presentation. Clinical, cytological, histopathological, and immunohistochemical findings in this case supported the diagnosis of myeloma-related disorder (MRD) with leukaemic progression.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21036087/