An adult castrated male cat was evaluated because of a 4 day history of lethargy and partial anorexia. Physical examination revealed abdominal pain with a palpable fluid wave. Cytologic and biochemical analyses of peritoneal effusion were suggestive of septic peritonitis. On surgical exploration of the abdomen, the mesenteric vessels had no palpable pulses and they contained gross thromboses. The intestines were white with no visible peristalsis. Necropsy findings included disseminated, poorly differentiated hemangiosarcoma throughout the abdomen. Mesenteric arterioles contained fibrin thrombi. To the author's knowledge, no previous reports exist of complete mesenteric vascular thrombosis associated with disseminated abdominal visceral hemangiosarcoma in a cat.
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November 01 2011
Mesenteric Vascular Thrombosis Associated with Disseminated Abdominal Visceral Hemangiosarcoma in a Cat
Rachael L. Currao, DVM;
Department of Surgery (R.C., N.B.), Department of Oncology (A.F.), and Department of Pathology (S.L.), The Elmer & Mamdouha Hospital, The Animal Medical Center, New York, NY.
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Nicole J. Buote, DVM;
Nicole J. Buote, DVM
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Department of Surgery (R.C., N.B.), Department of Oncology (A.F.), and Department of Pathology (S.L.), The Elmer & Mamdouha Hospital, The Animal Medical Center, New York, NY.
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Andrea B. Flory, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology);
Andrea B. Flory, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
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Department of Surgery (R.C., N.B.), Department of Oncology (A.F.), and Department of Pathology (S.L.), The Elmer & Mamdouha Hospital, The Animal Medical Center, New York, NY.
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Serena M. Liu, MS, VMD,
Serena M. Liu, MS, VMD,
Department of Surgery (R.C., N.B.), Department of Oncology (A.F.), and Department of Pathology (S.L.), The Elmer & Mamdouha Hospital, The Animal Medical Center, New York, NY.
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc (2011) 47 (6): e168–e172.
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Rachael L. Currao, Nicole J. Buote, Andrea B. Flory, Serena M. Liu; Mesenteric Vascular Thrombosis Associated with Disseminated Abdominal Visceral Hemangiosarcoma in a Cat. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1 November 2011; 47 (6): e168–e172. doi: https://doi.org/10.5326/JAAHA-MS-5592
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