Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with prostate cancer causing blocked urine and constipation
By LeRoy, Bruce E & Lech, Margaret E·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2004·Department of Pathology, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Prostatic carcinoma causing urethral obstruction and obstipation in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old male cat was brought in for vomiting and difficulty defecating. The vet found a large mass in the abdomen that was blocking the urethra and putting pressure on the colon. During surgery, the mass was removed, and the urethra was cut and attached to the abdominal wall to help with urine drainage. Unfortunately, the cat passed away about six weeks after the surgery due to complications from the prostatic cancer.
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Abstract
A 9-year-old intact male cat was presented for vomiting and straining to defecate. A large abdominal mass was palpated. The urinary bladder was full and non-expressible. Exploratory laparotomy revealed that the mass was compressing the colon and encircling the urethra caudal to the bladder. The mass was removed, the urethra transected, and the urinary bladder marsupialized to the ventral abdominal wall to allow urine drainage. Histopathologic examination of the mass revealed a prostatic carcinoma. The cat died approximately 6 weeks after removal of the mass. This is the first reported case of a prostatic carcinoma causing urethral obstruction and obstipation in a cat.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15546773/