Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with high basophil blood cells shown by Sysmex XT-2000iV test
By Stranieri, Angelica et al.·Published in Veterinary clinical pathology·2016·Department of Veterinary Science and Public Health, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Sysmex XT-2000iV scattergram analysis in a cat with basophilia.
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Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old female Domestic Shorthair cat was brought to the vet with a mass on her back that was suspected to be a type of cancer. Blood tests showed an unusual number of white blood cells, particularly basophils, which are a type of immune cell. After removing the mass surgically, the diagnosis confirmed it was a feline injection site sarcoma, a specific type of tumor. The cat's blood tests were monitored before and after surgery, helping the vet understand her condition better.
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Abstract
A 13-year-old female Domestic Shorthair cat was presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University of Milan for an interscapular mass suspected to be a mesenchymal malignant tumor. A preoperative CBC performed with Sysmex XT-2000iV showed leukocytosis with neutrophilia and eosinophilia. The Sysmex WBC/DIFF scattergram showed an additional, well-separated cluster of events between the neutrophil, eosinophil, and lymphocyte clusters. Blood smear evaluation revealed the presence of a significant number of basophils; thus, it was hypothesized that the additional cluster could represent the basophilic population. A second CBC, 24 days later, showed the same pattern on the WBC/DIFF scattergram in the absence of leukocytosis and neutrophilia. After surgical excision of the mass, a definitive diagnosis of feline injection site sarcoma was made. To the author's knowledge, there are no previous reports about the identification of feline basophils in the WBC/DIFF scattergram of Sysmex XT-2000iV.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26918862/