Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with urethral cancer treated by surgery and radiation
By Takagi, S et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2005·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Urethral transitional cell carcinoma in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 15-year-old male neutered cat was having trouble urinating, which led to a veterinary visit. Tests revealed two tumors in his urethra, and surgery was performed to remove them. Unfortunately, the tumors were diagnosed as transitional cell carcinoma, and they were not completely removed. About 10 months later, the cat started having urinary issues again, so he received radiation therapy to help manage his symptoms. Sadly, he passed away about a year after the surgery from unknown causes.
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Abstract
A 15-year-old, male neutered cat was referred for investigation of dysuria. A retrograde urethrography was performed which showed two space-occupying masses within the lumen of the mid-to-proximal urethra. Exploratory coeliotomy revealed two urethral masses. Segmental urethrectomy was performed to resect the mass, and the lower urinary tract was reconstructed by vesico-urethral anastomosis. Histopathology showed the mass to be a transitional cell carcinoma with incomplete surgical margins. Tumour regrowth was suspected when dysuria was found approximately 318 days after surgery. Clinical signs were palliated by radiation using weekly fractions of 6 Gy for three weeks. The cat died of unknown causes 386 days postoperatively.
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