Rhabdomyoma of the ear pinna in four cats.
Four cases of rhabdomyoma of the ear pinna in white eared adult cats are reported. The lesions were raised, non-ulcerated, red-purple, discoid nodules on the convex surface of the pinna. Histologically, the nodules consisted of interlacing bundles of spindle-shaped cells that occasionally had cross striations. Lesions have not recurred 2-3 years following surgical excision. Although a specific cause for tumour development was not found, the similarity among these cases suggests that common factors played a role in the development of the lesions.
Department of Comparative and Experimental Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hillis Miller Health Center, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610.
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D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013194:Staining and Labeling