Journal of Japan Veterinary Cancer Society
Online ISSN : 1884-3352
Print ISSN : 1884-3344
ISSN-L : 1884-3344
Volume 12, Issue 2
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  • Toru Yamada
    2023 Volume 12 Issue 2 Pages 13-17
    Published: December 31, 2023
    Released on J-STAGE: December 25, 2023
    Advance online publication: October 11, 2023
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    A 10-year-old spayed female cat presented to our hospital exhibiting symptoms of fatigue and a drooping head. Upon examination, the cat was diagnosed with hypokalemia and an enlarged right adrenal gland. Effective management of the hypokalemia was achieved through medication. However, during the course of follow-up, on day 646, the cat developed diabetes mellitus. Subsequently, on day 899, the cat displayed signs of hypertrophic osteopathy. The hypertrophic osteopathy exhibited a progressive course, and the cat died on follow-up day 1109. Although an autopsy was not conducted, the case was characterized by an adrenal tumor accompanied by multiple hormonal abnormalities.

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  • Takuya Maekawa, Kouji Nishikawa, Shintarou Yoshida, Kenji Sakai, Syuuj ...
    2023 Volume 12 Issue 2 Pages 18-21
    Published: December 31, 2023
    Released on J-STAGE: December 25, 2023
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    A 9-year-old male cat, castrated at 10 months of age, was referred to this animal hospital due to an intra-abdominal mass. The mass was surgically resected and diagnosed as lymph node metastasis of an extragonadal germ cell tumor, based on histopathology and immunohistochemistry. No primary lesions were found intraoperatively or on CT images. The cat underwent 5 cycles of intravenous doxorubicin chemotherapy (1 mg/kg) administered at 3-week intervals. At 720 days after the initial examination, a new intra-abdominal mass was found on abdominal ultrasonography and removed surgically. Histopathology revealed similarities with the previous mass, leading to the diagnosis of a new metastatic lesion. Since complete resection margins were not achieved, the cat underwent 5 cycles of intravenous carboplatin chemotherapy (250 mg/m²) administered at 3-week intervals. At 1506 days after the initial examination, no evidence of neoplasms had been found and the cat maintained good health. This case highlights that feline extragonadal germ cell tumors can potentially invade the lymph nodes and form intraperitoneal metastases, and such cases can benefit from surgical resection.

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