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Dynamic tracheal collapse associated with disseminated histiocytic sarcoma in a cat
Author(s) -
Bell R.,
Philbey A. W.,
Martineau H.,
Nielsen L.,
Pawson P.,
DukesMcEwan J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2006.00167.x
Subject(s) - medicine , histiocytic sarcoma , sarcoma , histopathology , histiocyte , pathology , lesion
This case report describes an unusual presentation of histiocytic sarcoma in a domestic shorthair cat. Initial investigation revealed a haemodynamically insignificant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, bronchitis and a mild irregularity of the cervical trachea. The cat’s disease progressed over a two‐week period. Repeat radiography and tracheoscopy revealed a marked dynamic tracheal collapse associated with a raised plaque‐like lesion within the cervical trachea. Subsequent post‐mortem examination and histopathology revealed disseminated histiocytic sarcoma involving the trachea and kidneys. This is the first reported case of a histiocytic sarcoma involving the trachea in either dogs or cats.