Abstract
Two 12-year-old cats were diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) based on physical examination, clinicopathologic data and, in one case, abdominal ultrasound findings. Approximately 1 year after the initial diagnosis of CKD both cats developed renal transitional cell carcinoma (TCC)--bilateral in one cat. Based on post-mortem examination, one cat had no evidence of metastasis and the other had metastasis to the large intestine, heart and lungs. This is the first report of de novo bilateral renal TCC in a cat, as well as the first report of renal TCC developing in cats with previous history of confirmed CKD.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell / complications
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell / pathology
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell / veterinary*
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Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / complications
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Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology
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Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / veterinary*
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Cat Diseases / diagnosis*
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Cat Diseases / pathology
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Cats
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Fatal Outcome
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Heart Neoplasms / secondary
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Heart Neoplasms / veterinary
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Intestinal Neoplasms / secondary
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Intestinal Neoplasms / veterinary
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Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
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Kidney Failure, Chronic / diagnosis
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Kidney Failure, Chronic / veterinary*
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Lung Neoplasms / secondary
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Lung Neoplasms / veterinary
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Male