A Case of Hepatic Carcinoid Tumor in a Cat

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  • 猫の肝に発生したカルチノイド腫瘍の1例

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A nine-year-old female american shorthaired cat was brought in for treatment with the complaints of anorexia, vomiting, and icterus. Radiographic and ultrasonograghic findings were most suggestive of hepatic tumor. On the 5th hospital day, an exploratory laparotomy was performed because symptomatic treatment did not improve the general condition. Soft tumorous lesions measuring 2 to 70 mm in diameter with a large number of scattered nodules were found at the margins of the hepatic lobes. The duodenum was also observed to be adherently compressed by the heparic tumor, which made us decide against a radical operation. The tissues obtained at biopsy were examined by immunocytochemical and electron microscopic methods. From the results, the diagnosis of feline hepatic carcinoid tumor was established. This kind of tumor in the cat has rarely been reported previously. The patient died on the 55th day after surgery.

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