Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Thymus squamous cell cancer with cell death in a 12-year-old cat
By Anilkumar, T V et al.·Published in Research in veterinary science·1994·Department of Histopathology, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Squamous cell carcinoma of the feline thymus with widespread apoptosis.
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old male short-haired cat was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a type of cancer that started in the thymus and spread to the lymph nodes and left lung. This type of cancer is rare in domestic animals, and the tumor showed significant cell death within it. Unfortunately, the report does not provide information on treatment or outcome, so it's unclear how the cat responded to any interventions.
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Abstract
The present report documents a case of squamous cell carcinoma originating from the thymus of a 12-year-old short-haired male cat. The tumour had metastasised to the sternal lymphoid tissue and to the left lung. To the authors' knowledge, thymic carcinoma has not been reported in domestic animals. Furthermore, extensive apoptosis was observed in the tumour mass.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8191012/