Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Kidney cancer developing in two older cats with kidney disease
By Hanzlicek, Andrew S et al.·Published in Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·2012·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, OK, USA, United States·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: Renal transitional-cell carcinoma in two cats with chronic kidney disease
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Plain-English summary
Two 12-year-old cats with chronic kidney disease (CKD) were found to have a type of kidney cancer called renal transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) about a year after their CKD diagnosis. One cat had cancer in both kidneys, while the other had cancer that spread to the large intestine, heart, and lungs. Unfortunately, both cats passed away, with one showing no signs of cancer spread at the time of examination. This case highlights a rare occurrence of kidney cancer developing in cats that already had CKD.
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Abstract
Two 12-year-old cats were diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) based on physical examination, clinicopathologic data and, in one case, abdominal ultrasound findings. Approximately 1 year after the initial diagnosis of CKD both cats developed renal transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) — bilateral in one cat. Based on post-mortem examination, one cat had no evidence of metastasis and the other had metastasis to the large intestine, heart and lungs. This is the first report of de novo bilateral renal TCC in a cat, as well as the first report of renal TCC developing in cats with previous history of confirmed CKD.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612x12437119