Primary intestinal mast cell tumor in a Russian Blue cat: ultrasonographic and histopathological findings.
10.14405/kjvr.2017.57.2.131
- Author:
Seong Jun KIM
1
;
Jun JAEKAL
;
Jun Young KIM
;
Dong Keun OH
;
Jun Ho CHO
;
Min Hee KANG
;
Hee Myung PARK
Author Information
1. Bom animal hospital, Seoul 06253, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
feline;
histopathology;
intestinal mast cell tumor;
ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Animals;
Anorexia;
Cats*;
Child;
Diarrhea;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Mast Cells*;
Ultrasonography;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2017;57(2):131-133
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 11-year-old, female Russian Blue cat was presented with anorexia, vomiting, and diarrhea lasting for 3 days. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a hypoechoic, non-circumferential, and eccentrically formed intestinal loop with altered wall layering and thickening of the tunica muscularis. After surgical resection, histopathologic examination confirmed an infiltrative, round-cell neoplasm composed of sheets and cords of neoplastic mast cells within a fibrotic, edematous stroma. The cat was alive and healthy 6 months after surgery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of an intestinal mast cell tumor in a Russian Blue cat in South Korea.
