Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with lung cancer treated by lung removal and chemotherapy
By Clements, D N et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2004·Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of a well differentiated pulmonary adenocarcinoma in a cat by pneumonectomy and adjuvant mitoxantrone chemotherapy.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old cat was brought in for breathing problems and was found to have a rare lung tumor called pulmonary adenocarcinoma. The veterinarian performed surgery to remove the affected lung (left-sided pneumonectomy) and then gave the cat chemotherapy with mitoxantrone every few weeks for about 10 treatments. Remarkably, 34 months later, the cat is doing well and shows no signs of the cancer spreading.
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Abstract
Primary lung neoplasia is a rare condition of older cats. This report describes a case of left-sided pulmonary collapse, secondary to pulmonary adenocarcinoma in an 11-year-old cat. Left sided pneumonectomy was performed, and adjuvant chemotherapy with mitoxantrone (Novantrone; Lederle) was administered every 3 to 5 weeks, for 10 doses after surgery. Thirty-four months after surgery, the cat remains well and has no radiographic evidence of pulmonary metastasis.
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