Korean J Vet Res.
2017 Jun;57(2):131-133. 10.14405/kjvr.2017.57.2.131.
Primary intestinal mast cell tumor in a Russian Blue cat: ultrasonographic and histopathological findings
- Affiliations
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- 1Bom animal hospital, Seoul 06253, Korea.
- 2Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea. parkhee@konkuk.ac.kr
- KMID: 2386855
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.14405/kjvr.2017.57.2.131
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.
