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Diffuse mesenteric lipodystrophy (massive fat necrosis) in a cat
Author(s) -
AYDIN Y.,
TEMIZSOYLU D.,
TOPLU N.,
VURAL SA
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2002.tb14784.x
Subject(s) - fat necrosis , necrosis , medicine , coagulative necrosis , adipose tissue , respiratory distress , anatomy , anorexia , pathology , abdominal cavity , surgery
Clinical, radiographic, and pathological findings of diffuse mesenteric lipodystrophy in a 3‐year‐old, female domestic short‐haired cat are described. The animal and fallen from a height of approximately 20 metres 6 weeks previously, after which it developed respiratory distress and anorexia. The cat was thin, exhausted and had rapid, shallow, open‐mouthed breathing. Serial upper gastrointestinal contrast radiographs showed a prolonged transit time of the contrast medium due to restricted gastric emptying, and filling defects of the duodenojejunal portions of the small intestines. The cranial abdominal cavity contained large, firm, white masses that adhered to most of the anterior abdominal organs. The intestinal walls were completely surrounded by large, hard, lobulated masses of lipomatous tissue. The masses were characterised histologically by extensive areas of coagulative necrosis of adipocytes containing foci of saponification. The lesions resembled those of massive fat necrosis or lipomatosis in cattle, pigs and deer.