Benign cutaneous mastocytomas in two litters of Siamese kittens.
Histiocytic-like cutaneous mast cell tumors were found in related Siamese cats less than 6 months old. The 2- to 5-mm diameter tumors developed only on the head and regressed within 4 months of diagnosis. Attempts to treat 2 of 4 affected kittens with topically or parenterally administered corticosteroids did not speed tumor regression, and the cause of the tumors was not determined.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012515:Mast-Cell Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*