Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Teratoma tumor found in one undescended testicle of a cat
By Miyoshi, N et al.·Published in Veterinary pathology·2001·Department of Veterinary Pathology, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Teratoma in a feline unilateral cryptorchid testis.
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old male American Shorthair cat had a large testis that was not in the right place (cryptorchidism) surgically removed from his abdomen. During the surgery, the vet found that the testis contained various abnormal tissues, including cysts and immature cartilage, indicating a teratoma, which is a type of tumor that can contain different types of tissue. The vet also discovered a similar mass in the surrounding tissue. After the surgery, the cat was treated for the tumor, and further monitoring would be necessary to ensure there were no complications.
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Abstract
A 14- x 12- x 6-cm (approximately 600 g) cryptorchid testis was surgically removed with the omentum from the posterior portion of the abdominal cavity of a 2-year-old male American Shorthair cat. At the time of a previous orchiectomy, a unilateral testis had been discovered in the scrotum. The cut surface of the cryptorchid testis consisted of solid areas with many cysts containing fluid and spongy soft areas. Histologically, the cryptorchid testis was composed of neuroectodermal components and diffuse immature glial tissues, cystic, tubular, and papillary epithelial tissues, and immature cartilaginous tissues. A metastatic mass in the omentum had histologic structures similar to those of the cryptorchid testis. The present case was diagnosed as teratoma in a feline unilateral cryptorchid testis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11732812/