Ventral cervical subcutaneous species fungal granuloma in a cat
Case summary An 8-year-old domestic longhair cat was evaluated for a right ventral subcutaneous cervical mass. Serial bloodwork and contrast-enhanced cranial and thoracic CT initially lacked ethmoturbinate lysis and showed a progressive, vascularized, right ventral cervical mass involving local lymp...
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| author | Courtney Bartels Alejandro Alvarez-Sanchez Bharadhwaj Ranganathan T William O’Neill Katy L Townsend |
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| description | Case summary An 8-year-old domestic longhair cat was evaluated for a right ventral subcutaneous cervical mass. Serial bloodwork and contrast-enhanced cranial and thoracic CT initially lacked ethmoturbinate lysis and showed a progressive, vascularized, right ventral cervical mass involving local lymph nodes. The mass was removed surgically on two occasions. Histopathology and fungal culture were diagnostic for a recurring sclerosing fungal granuloma and pyogranulomatous and eosinophilic lymphadenitis, consistent with Aspergillus species. The cat was treated with oral itraconazole; however, owing to the owner’s non-compliance in administering the medication and disease progression, the cat was humanely euthanized 3 years after diagnosis. Relevance and novel information The development of a cervical subcutaneous fungal granuloma of Aspergillus species in a domestic longhair cat before obvious maxillary, orbital or ethmoturbinate lysis on initial diagnostics is rare and suggests an early onset of lymphatic or hematogenous spread from a suspected nidus of infection within the sinonasal cavity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31b9483e991d47b391b615ccee78621b2022-12-22T03:14:35ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports2055-11692022-09-01810.1177/20551169221121916Ventral cervical subcutaneous species fungal granuloma in a catCourtney Bartels0Alejandro Alvarez-Sanchez1Bharadhwaj Ranganathan2T William O’Neill3Katy L Townsend4Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USADepartment of Clinical Sciences, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USADigital Pathology, Charles River Laboratories, Ashland, OH, USADepartment of Clinical Sciences, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USACase summary An 8-year-old domestic longhair cat was evaluated for a right ventral subcutaneous cervical mass. Serial bloodwork and contrast-enhanced cranial and thoracic CT initially lacked ethmoturbinate lysis and showed a progressive, vascularized, right ventral cervical mass involving local lymph nodes. The mass was removed surgically on two occasions. Histopathology and fungal culture were diagnostic for a recurring sclerosing fungal granuloma and pyogranulomatous and eosinophilic lymphadenitis, consistent with Aspergillus species. The cat was treated with oral itraconazole; however, owing to the owner’s non-compliance in administering the medication and disease progression, the cat was humanely euthanized 3 years after diagnosis. Relevance and novel information The development of a cervical subcutaneous fungal granuloma of Aspergillus species in a domestic longhair cat before obvious maxillary, orbital or ethmoturbinate lysis on initial diagnostics is rare and suggests an early onset of lymphatic or hematogenous spread from a suspected nidus of infection within the sinonasal cavity.https://doi.org/10.1177/20551169221121916 |
| spellingShingle | Courtney Bartels Alejandro Alvarez-Sanchez Bharadhwaj Ranganathan T William O’Neill Katy L Townsend Ventral cervical subcutaneous species fungal granuloma in a cat Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports |
| title | Ventral cervical subcutaneous species fungal granuloma in a cat |
| title_full | Ventral cervical subcutaneous species fungal granuloma in a cat |
| title_fullStr | Ventral cervical subcutaneous species fungal granuloma in a cat |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ventral cervical subcutaneous species fungal granuloma in a cat |
| title_short | Ventral cervical subcutaneous species fungal granuloma in a cat |
| title_sort | ventral cervical subcutaneous species fungal granuloma in a cat |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20551169221121916 |
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