Successful treatment of tracheal lymphoma in a Siamese cat
Case summary An 8-year-old female spayed Siamese indoor cat presented with a 3 week history of inspiratory dyspnoea, stridor and open-mouth breathing after exercise. Laryngoscopy, tracheoscopy, bronchoscopy and retroflexed nasopharyngoscopy were performed, and identified a multilobulated intralumina...
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| author | Laura Bataller Alice Tamborini Henry L’Eplattenier Slavka Necova Elise Robertson |
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| description | Case summary An 8-year-old female spayed Siamese indoor cat presented with a 3 week history of inspiratory dyspnoea, stridor and open-mouth breathing after exercise. Laryngoscopy, tracheoscopy, bronchoscopy and retroflexed nasopharyngoscopy were performed, and identified a multilobulated intraluminal mass within the trachea. Brush cytology was performed on the mass but was inconclusive in providing a definitive diagnosis. A CT scan of the neck failed to identify an obvious intraluminal mass and was negative to contrast uptake. Surgery was performed and seven rings of the trachea were removed to enable the complete excision of the mass. Histopathology of the excised mass was consistent with B cell lymphoma. After surgery, chemotherapy treatment was started. At the time of writing, 20 months since diagnosis, the cat remained clinically well, with no clinical signs or recurrence of macroscopic disease on endoscopic evaluation. Relevance and novel information Upper airway endoscopy was considered to be an essential diagnostic tool in this case presenting with signs of upper respiratory dyspnoea. Moreover, combined surgery and chemotherapy were considered effective treatments and positively affected the long-term prognosis of this patient. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-50853a7e38e84b3ab893cfe7756303ad2022-12-22T00:14:34ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports2055-11692017-11-01310.1177/2055116917742529Successful treatment of tracheal lymphoma in a Siamese catLaura BatallerAlice TamboriniHenry L’EplattenierSlavka NecovaElise RobertsonCase summary An 8-year-old female spayed Siamese indoor cat presented with a 3 week history of inspiratory dyspnoea, stridor and open-mouth breathing after exercise. Laryngoscopy, tracheoscopy, bronchoscopy and retroflexed nasopharyngoscopy were performed, and identified a multilobulated intraluminal mass within the trachea. Brush cytology was performed on the mass but was inconclusive in providing a definitive diagnosis. A CT scan of the neck failed to identify an obvious intraluminal mass and was negative to contrast uptake. Surgery was performed and seven rings of the trachea were removed to enable the complete excision of the mass. Histopathology of the excised mass was consistent with B cell lymphoma. After surgery, chemotherapy treatment was started. At the time of writing, 20 months since diagnosis, the cat remained clinically well, with no clinical signs or recurrence of macroscopic disease on endoscopic evaluation. Relevance and novel information Upper airway endoscopy was considered to be an essential diagnostic tool in this case presenting with signs of upper respiratory dyspnoea. Moreover, combined surgery and chemotherapy were considered effective treatments and positively affected the long-term prognosis of this patient.https://doi.org/10.1177/2055116917742529 |
| spellingShingle | Laura Bataller Alice Tamborini Henry L’Eplattenier Slavka Necova Elise Robertson Successful treatment of tracheal lymphoma in a Siamese cat Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports |
| title | Successful treatment of tracheal lymphoma in a Siamese cat |
| title_full | Successful treatment of tracheal lymphoma in a Siamese cat |
| title_fullStr | Successful treatment of tracheal lymphoma in a Siamese cat |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful treatment of tracheal lymphoma in a Siamese cat |
| title_short | Successful treatment of tracheal lymphoma in a Siamese cat |
| title_sort | successful treatment of tracheal lymphoma in a siamese cat |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2055116917742529 |
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