Sarcoma in the pelvic limb of a cat

dc.contributor.author	Kaminski, Frances
dc.date.accessioned	2013-05-20T20:24:13Z
dc.date.available	2013-05-20T20:24:13Z
dc.date.issued	2013-04-17
dc.description.abstract	A 13 year-old male castrated domestic shorthair cat presented to Cornell's Oncology Service for evaluation of a mass on the left pelvic limb. He had a two-week history of lameness prior to presentation. On physical examination, there was a firm, fixed mass on the medial aspect of the left caudal thigh. Pain was elicited on palpation of the affected limb. The left popliteal lymph node was moderately enlarged. No other abnormalities were noted on exam. Radiographs of the limb revealed a bony proliferative lesion in the distal diaphysis of the tibia with two nodules in the surrounding soft tissue. An aspirate of the mass was suggestive of a sarcoma and the left hind limb was amputated. Initial histopathological analysis revealed a completely excised suspect high-grade sarcoma, which was later amended to primary bone tumor. This paper provides an overview of feline soft tissue sarcomas, including histological features, treatment options and prognostic indicators.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/33299
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Senior seminar paper
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Seminar SF610.1 2013
dc.subject	Cats -- Diseases -- Case studies	en_US
dc.subject	Cats -- Surgery -- Case studies	en_US
dc.title	Sarcoma in the pelvic limb of a cat	en_US
dc.type	term paper	en_US

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