Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Tongue tumors in two cats linked to nerve sheath sarcomas
By Melanie J Dobromylskyj et al.·Published in Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports·2019·Finn Pathologists, Diss, Norfolk, UK, GB·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Spindle cell sarcomas, suggestive of peripheral nerve sheath tumours, arising in the tongues of two cats
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Plain-English summary
Two cats, an 11-year-old female and a 13-year-old male, were brought to the vet because they had raised lumps on the tip of their tongues. Tests showed that these lumps were spindle cell sarcomas, which are tumors that can arise from nerve tissue. One of the tumors was found to be malignant, meaning it could be more aggressive. While these tumors can come back after treatment, they are not likely to spread to other parts of the body. Treatment options would typically involve surgical removal of the tumors, and monitoring for any recurrence would be important.
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Abstract
Case summary Two domestic shorthair cats, one an 11-year-old female neutered cat and the other a 13-year-old male neutered cat, presented with partly raised, well-demarcated masses at the rostral tip of the tongue. Histological examination and immunohistochemical staining were consistent with sarcomas, and were most suggestive of peripheral nerve sheath tumours. One tumour had histological features consistent with a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (PNST). Relevance and novel information Feline PNSTs arising on the tongue are rarely described in the published literature, and, to our knowledge, a case of malignant PNST originating at this site has not been described to date. Therefore, this represents a new differential diagnosis for cats presenting with a lingual mass. Regardless of histological malignancy, in cats these tumours have the potential for local recurrence but appear very unlikely to metastasise.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.1177/2055116919875259