Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with vomiting found to have pancreatic cancer from ectopic
By Cho, Hyun & Choi, Jihye·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2023·Bien Animal Medical Center, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma arising from an ectopic pancreas in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old male neutered Korean shorthair cat was brought in for chronic vomiting. An ultrasound revealed a distinct mass near the left kidney that was not connected to the pancreas. The mass was surgically removed, and tests showed it was a type of cancer called pancreatic acinar cell adenocarcinoma, which originated from abnormal pancreatic tissue located in the wrong place. After surgery, follow-up imaging showed the pancreas was normal, indicating the surgery was successful in removing the cancerous mass.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old male neutered Korean shorthair cat presented with chronic vomiting. Radiographically, an oval-shaped soft tissue abdominal mass caudoventral to the left kidney was detected. On ultrasonography, the hypoechoic mass was well-defined with thick, irregular, and hyperechoic margins and had no continuity with the pancreas or other adjacent organs. The mass was surgically excised. Areas of atypical pancreatic acinar epithelial cells were identified histopathologically. Postoperative CT demonstrated a normal pancreas in the expected anatomical region. Based on diagnostic imaging, surgical and histopathology findings, the mass was diagnosed as a well-differentiated pancreatic acinar cell adenocarcinoma arising from ectopic pancreatic tissue.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37340693/