Mesothelioma Cats, European College Of Veterinary Pathologists June 2010

Mesothelioma also known as malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive malignant tumor of the mesothelium.

Complex animal coloring pages. Treatment of mesothelioma in cats begins with treatment of the secondary symptoms of the condition. In this examination you must provide the vet with a thorough physical and medical history of the cat paying attention to the details about the estimated onset of the symptoms growth as well as whether the cat might have possibly come in contact with asbestos. Your veterinarian will perform a thorough physical exam on your cat taking into account the background health history onset of symptoms and possible incidents that might have precipitated this condition.

Typical symptoms are serosanguineous body cavity effusions. If there is a significant buildup of fluid within your cat it may need to be hospitalized so that your vet can perform specialized procedures to drain this fluid which should give your cat some relief. Mesothelioma typically results after prolonged asbestos exposure so pets with owners in an asbestos related field are most likely to be diagnosed with mesothelioma.

Contact metastases are much more common than distant metastasis. In the cat malignant mesothelioma is a rare tumor of the serous membranes. This paper describes a further 10 cases eight pleural and two peritoneal in males and females aged 1 17 years.

Exposure to asbestos is one of the known causes for mesothelioma formation. Probl vet med 4 2 351 364 pubmed. Mesothelioma in cats can present as a peritoneal abdominal or thoracic chest problem.

A prognosis of mesothelioma in cats may start with a complete physical examination done by a vet. Significant weight loss in a relatively short period of time is a key sign that may indicate cancer in cats. Dogs are more likely to be affected than cats.

Given the presence of the mesothelium in different parts of the body mesothelioma can arise in various locations 17. Initially mesothelioma in cats may present as any other cancer. In the cat only 10 cases of mesothelioma mainly of the peritoneum have been previously reported.

A classic cat illness symptom is a cat that appears thin except for a pot belly. Raflo c p nuernerger s p 1978 abdominal mesothelioma in a cat. Histologically five tumours were epithelial three fibrosarcomatous and two biphasic.

Kobayashi y usuda h ochiai k et al 1994 malignant mesothelioma with metastases and mast cell leukaemia in a cat. J comp pathol 111 4 453 458 pubmed. Pleural mesothelioma 90 covered in this article.