Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat's bone disease improved after adrenal tumor surgery
By Becker, T J et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1999·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Regression of hypertrophic osteopathy in a cat after surgical excision of an adrenocortical carcinoma.
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was brought in with severe bone swelling and pain due to a condition called hypertrophic osteopathy, which was linked to a tumor on her adrenal gland. After an ultrasound confirmed the tumor, the vet performed surgery to remove the adrenal gland. Following the surgery, the cat showed almost complete improvement in her bone condition within 15 weeks, with no signs of the cancer spreading to her lungs. This successful treatment helped alleviate her symptoms significantly.
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Abstract
A 12-year-old, spayed, female domestic shorthair cat was diagnosed with severe and extensive hypertrophic osteopathy of the appendicular skeleton. Diagnostic ultrasound detected a mass lesion in the right adrenal gland. A right adrenalectomy was performed, and histopathological examination confirmed an adrenocortical carcinoma. No radiographic evidence of pulmonary metastasis was found on initial presentation or recheck thoracic radiographs taken 15 weeks later. Almost complete regression of periosteal new bone formation occurred 15 weeks following the successful surgical removal of the adrenal tumor.
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