Cholangiocarcioma in a cat

A 7-year-old, intact female Domestic Shorthair cat was referred to University Veterinary Hospital (UVH), UPM for diagnostic workup of a hepatomegaly observed on abdominal radiographs. Physical examination revealed no significant findings except for a distended abdomen. Hematology and serum biochemis...

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Main Authors: Lim, May Lyn, Watanabe, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Veterinary Association Malaysia 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50393/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50393/1/2016-Issue-1-Lim.pdf
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description A 7-year-old, intact female Domestic Shorthair cat was referred to University Veterinary Hospital (UVH), UPM for diagnostic workup of a hepatomegaly observed on abdominal radiographs. Physical examination revealed no significant findings except for a distended abdomen. Hematology and serum biochemistry findings included a regenerative anaemia, left shift neutrophilia and a 10-fold elevation in gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT). Abdominal ultrasound revealed heterechoic liver lobes with irregular margins and presence of nodular and cyst-like structures predominantly affecting the left lobes. A mild ascites was also noted. A fine needle aspiration of the liver was performed and cytology results confirmed a cholangiocarcinoma. Generally, the outcome for cholagiocarcinoma is poor and there is limited information regarding the prognosis for patients with cholangiocarcinoma following chemotherapy or surgery.
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spelling upm-503932017-02-28T05:37:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50393/ Cholangiocarcioma in a cat Lim, May Lyn Watanabe, M. A 7-year-old, intact female Domestic Shorthair cat was referred to University Veterinary Hospital (UVH), UPM for diagnostic workup of a hepatomegaly observed on abdominal radiographs. Physical examination revealed no significant findings except for a distended abdomen. Hematology and serum biochemistry findings included a regenerative anaemia, left shift neutrophilia and a 10-fold elevation in gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT). Abdominal ultrasound revealed heterechoic liver lobes with irregular margins and presence of nodular and cyst-like structures predominantly affecting the left lobes. A mild ascites was also noted. A fine needle aspiration of the liver was performed and cytology results confirmed a cholangiocarcinoma. Generally, the outcome for cholagiocarcinoma is poor and there is limited information regarding the prognosis for patients with cholangiocarcinoma following chemotherapy or surgery. Veterinary Association Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50393/1/2016-Issue-1-Lim.pdf Lim, May Lyn and Watanabe, M. (2016) Cholangiocarcioma in a cat. Jurnal Veterinar Malaysia, 28 (1). pp. 16-19. ISSN 9128-2506 http://jvm.vam.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-Issue-1-Lim.pdf
spellingShingle Lim, May Lyn
Watanabe, M.
Cholangiocarcioma in a cat
title Cholangiocarcioma in a cat
title_full Cholangiocarcioma in a cat
title_fullStr Cholangiocarcioma in a cat
title_full_unstemmed Cholangiocarcioma in a cat
title_short Cholangiocarcioma in a cat
title_sort cholangiocarcioma in a cat
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50393/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50393/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50393/1/2016-Issue-1-Lim.pdf