Carboplatin chemotherapy in a cat with a recurrent anal sac apocrine gland adenocarcinoma

J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2010 Jan-Feb;46(1):66-9. doi: 10.5326/0460066.

Abstract

An 8-year-old, castrated male, domestic shorthaired cat was presented for evaluation of a perianal mass. The mass was incompletely excised, and histological assessment resulted in a diagnosis of anal sac adenocarcinoma. The cat had a partial response to carboplatin therapy but a short overall duration of response. Necropsy confirmed the original diagnosis as well as metastasis to the regional lymph nodes and lungs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / veterinary*
  • Anal Gland Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Anal Sacs / pathology
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Carboplatin / therapeutic use*
  • Cat Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Cats
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung Neoplasms / veterinary
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / veterinary

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Carboplatin