Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with colon cancer causing partial bowel blockage and diarrhea
By Bedford, P N·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·1998·Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Partial intestinal obstruction due to colonic adenocarcinoma in a cat.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A 14-year-old spayed female cat was brought to the vet because she had ongoing diarrhea and wasn't eating well. The vet found an abdominal mass and confirmed a blockage in her colon through X-rays. During surgery, they removed the cancerous part of her colon. Eight months later, she was back to her normal self and doing well.
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Abstract
An abdominal mass was palpated in a 14-year-old, spayed female cat with unresolving diarrhea and decreased appetite. A stricture of the ascending colon was confirmed radiographically, identified upon laparotomy, and resected. Colonic adenocarcinoma with infiltration into lymphatics was diagnosed histologically. Eight months postoperatively, the subject was clinically normal.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9861502/