PMID- 28955476
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220331
IS  - 2055-1169 (Print)
IS  - 2055-1169 (Electronic)
IS  - 2055-1169 (Linking)
VI  - 3
IP  - 2
DP  - 2017 Jul-Dec
TI  - Periaortic lymphoma in a cat.
PG  - 2055116917729627
LID - 10.1177/2055116917729627 [doi]
LID - 2055116917729627
AB  - CASE SUMMARY: A 14-year-old neutered male Siamese cat was presented with a 3 
      month history of lethargy, inappetence, dehydration, hindlimb ataxia and 
      intermittent proprioceptive deficits in the hindlimbs. Physical examination 
      revealed low body condition score (1.75/5), pallor and bilateral basilar grade 
      II/VI systolic heart murmur. Neurological examination revealed hindlimb ataxia, 
      severe atrophy of the hindlimb musculature, intermittent hindlimb proprioceptive 
      deficits and normoreflexia. Clinicopathological investigations revealed 
      non-regenerative anaemia (haematocrit 0.17 l/l; reference interval [RI] 0.24-0.45 
      l/l) and increased feline pancreatic lipase concentration (Spec fPL test [IDEXX] 
      8.3 mug/l; RI 0.1-3.5 mug/l). Feline leukaemia virus antigen and feline 
      immunodeficiency virus antibody tests were negative. Thoracic and abdominal 
      imaging revealed a soft tissue structure in the area of the thoracoabdominal 
      aorta. CT confirmed a periaortic contrast-enhancing mass extending from the level 
      of T9-L2, with associated intervertebral infiltration at the level of T11-T12. 
      Post-mortem examination confirmed the presence of a solid, white, multinodular, 
      well-demarcated mass encircling the aorta extending from T9-L2. Based on 
      histopathology and immunohistochemistry, a diagnosis of B-cell lymphoma was made. 
      Lymphoma was also identified histopathologically within the kidneys and spleen. 
      Evidence of mild Wallerian degeneration was present within the spinal cord, 
      indicating compression at the level of the periaortic mass. RELEVANCE AND NOVEL 
      INFORMATION: To our knowledge, this is the first report of periaortic lymphoma in 
      the cat. Although periaortic tumours are exceptionally rare in veterinary 
      medicine, lymphoma should be considered as a differential in cats.
FAU - Bree, Laura
AU  - Bree L
AD  - University College Dublin, Section of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Dublin, 
      Ireland.
FAU - Bergamino, Chiara
AU  - Bergamino C
AD  - University College Dublin, Section of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Dublin, 
      Ireland.
FAU - Mullins, Ronan
AU  - Mullins R
AD  - University College Dublin, Section of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Dublin, 
      Ireland.
FAU - Kelly, Pamela
AU  - Kelly P
AD  - University College Dublin, Section of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Dublin, 
      Ireland.
FAU - Shiel, Robert
AU  - Shiel R
AD  - University College Dublin, Section of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Dublin, 
      Ireland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
DEP - 20170918
PL  - England
TA  - JFMS Open Rep
JT  - JFMS open reports
JID - 101672978
PMC - PMC5607923
COIS- Conflict of interest: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest 
      with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
EDAT- 2017/09/29 06:00
MHDA- 2017/09/29 06:01
PMCR- 2017/09/18
CRDT- 2017/09/29 06:00
PHST- 2017/09/29 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/09/29 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/09/29 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2017/09/18 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1177_2055116917729627 [pii]
AID - 10.1177/2055116917729627 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - JFMS Open Rep. 2017 Sep 18;3(2):2055116917729627. doi: 10.1177/2055116917729627. 
      eCollection 2017 Jul-Dec.