Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgery improves survival in cats with small intestinal adenocarcinoma
By Green, Michael L et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2011·Veterinary Surgical Associates, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Surgical versus non-surgical treatment of feline small intestinal adenocarcinoma and the influence of metastasis on long-term survival in 18 cats (2000-2007).
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Plain-English summary
Eighteen cats diagnosed with small intestinal adenocarcinoma (a type of cancer) were treated either with surgery or without surgery to see which method helped them live longer. The cats that had surgery survived for an average of 365 days, while those that did not have surgery lived only about 22 days. Additionally, cats without metastasis (spread of cancer) at the time of surgery lived an average of 843 days, compared to 358 days for those with metastasis. Overall, surgery was found to significantly improve survival time for cats with this type of cancer.
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Abstract
This study retrospectively evaluated long-term outcomes of 18 cats diagnosed with small intestinal adenocarcinoma, based on surgical versus non-surgical treatment and the presence or absence of metastasis at the time of surgery. Ten cats had surgery and histopathologic confirmation of adenocarcinoma and 8 cats did not have surgery but had cytologic diagnosis of adenocarcinoma. Median survival of cats with adenocarcinoma that underwent surgical excision was 365 days and 22 days for those with suspected adenocarcinoma that did not undergo surgery (P = 0.019). Median survival of cats was 843 days for those without evidence of metastatic disease at the time of surgery and 358 days for those that had (P = 0.25). In conclusion, surgical excision is beneficial in the treatment of small intestinal adenocarcinoma in the cat, including those patients with metastasis, and may result in a significantly longer survival time compared with patients which do not have their mass surgically excised.
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